From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishskipping ropeˈskipping ˌrope noun [countable] British English 
DGOa long piece of rope with handles that children use for jumping over SYN jump rope American English
DGOa long piece of rope with handles that children use for jumping over SYN jump rope American EnglishExamples from the Corpus
skipping rope• When you have enough cash you can buy training equipment such as a skipping rope, punch bag or robot boxer!• She certainly needed all her expertise one night when the children made their entrance for a skipping rope routine.• She was holding a suspender in each hand like she had a skipping rope.• I struggled with a makeshift skipping rope and tried to do a few more press-ups each day; it was not much fun. 