skydive

Speech parts

1. skydive - Noun

2. skydive - Verb

Meaning

jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fall spring drop jump descent dive leap parachute descend chute plummet skydiving aerobatics parachuting airdrop
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Hypernyms

jump parachute chute

Examples

I had to skydive for the movie and I was terrified. Like everybody, I thought it was going to be one of those experiences that changes your life. It didn't. Yancy Butler

I would've never dreamt that my skydive would trigger such gushing enthusiasm. I still don't really understand exactly what I've accomplished, although I always suspected it would be a truly spectacular moment. Felix Baumgartner

We're all tryin' to get to the same island. Whether you swim, fly, surf, or skydive in, it doesn't matter. What matters is when the red light comes on. Jerry Seinfeld

Blaschke’s son, David, told reporters outside Skydive Spaceland San Marcos as he waited for his father and sons to return. Source: Internet

On a BASE jump, the parachute must open at about half the airspeed of a similar skydive, and more quickly (in a shorter distance fallen). Source: Internet

Extra care must be taken for freefall skydive groups to stay away from belly-to-earth skydivers to avoid collisions. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

skycycle skydaddy skydip skydiver skydiving skydiving parachute