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Definition of "walkover" []

  • Something that is easy and presents no difficulties, especially an easily won sports contest. (noun)
  • A horserace with only one horse entered, won by the mere formality of walking the length of the track. (noun)
  • A gymnastic feat in which the body is bent forward or backward from an upright position, the hands are placed on the floor, and the legs are arced one after the other over the hands to finish in a standing position. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "walkover" in a sentence
  • "I get nervous everytime the idea of a Welsh walkover is mentioned or implied."
  • "Hiestand: Even in walkover, Tiger gives CBS big ratings boost."
  • "Because he says that they were both shot at the shoreline, and then he dragged his wife -- they both were shot at that point -- he dragged her up to the walkover, which is where you would walk over to get back to the highway."