Flow of one line of a verse to the next without pause

• The continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In poetry, enjambment (; from the French enjambement ) is incomplete syntax at the end of a line ; the meaning runs over from one poetic line to the next, without terminal punctuation. Lines without enjambment are end-stopped . In reading, the delay of ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also enjambement , 1837, from French enjambement or from enjamb (c.1600), from French enjamber "to stride over," from en- (see en- (1)) + jambe "leg" (see jamb ).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause [syn: enjambement ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A technique in poetry whereby a sentence is carried over to the next line without pause.