skydive

English

Etymology

sky +‎ dive

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈskaɪˌdaɪv/

Noun

skydive (plural skydives)

An instance of skydiving.

Translations

an instance of skydiving

Chinese:
Mandarin: 高空跳傘, 高空跳伞 (gāokōng tiàosǎn)
Finnish: laskuvarjohyppy (fi), taivassukellus

German: Fallschirmsprung m
Swedish: fallskärmshopp

Verb

skydive (third-person singular simple present skydives, present participle skydiving, simple past and past participle skydived or skydove)

(intransitive) To be in freefall after jumping from an aircraft and landing safely by deploying a parachute.

Derived terms

skydiver

Translations

be in freefall

Chinese:
Mandarin: 高空跳傘, 高空跳伞 (gāokōng tiàosǎn)
Finnish: olla (fi) vapaassa pudotuksessa

German: Fallschirm springen
Russian: пры́гнуть с парашютом (prýgnutʹ s parašutom)

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