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sky·dive

 (skī′dīv′)
intr.v. sky·dived, sky·div·ing, sky·dives
To jump and fall freely from an airplane, often performing various maneuvers, before deploying a parachute.

sky′div′er n.
sky′div′ing n.
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skydiving

(ˈskaɪˌdaɪvɪŋ)
n
(Extreme Sports) the sport of parachute jumping, in which participants perform manoeuvres before opening the parachute and attempt to land accurately
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sky′div`ing

or sky′ div`ing,



n.
the sport of jumping from an airplane and descending in free fall for a considerable distance before opening a parachute.
[1955–60]
sky′ div`er, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.skydiving - performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachuteskydiving - performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute
parachuting, jump - descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"
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Translations

skydiving

[ˈskaɪdaɪvɪŋ] Ncaída f libre, paracaidismo m acrobático
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skydiving

[ˈskaɪdaɪvɪŋ] nparachutisme m
to go skydiving → faire du parachutismesky-high sky high [ˌskaɪˈhaɪ]
adv
to go sky high [prices, blood pressure] → monter en flèche
to blow sth sky high [+ building, bridge, car] → réduire qch en miettes
adj [prices, interest rates] → qui atteint des sommets
His confidence is sky-high → Sa confiance est au plus haut.
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References in periodicals archive ?
The great-grandfather only skydived for the first time last year when he reached 100 but breaking the British record for the oldest skydiver was not enough for him.
Currently, the world record is held by Armand Gendreau who skydived in June 2013 aged 101 and three days.
Geraint had skydived for George Thomas Hospice Care, the major provider of specialist homebased palliative care for Cardiff, in 2014 and enjoyed it so much he wanted to do it again, but this time with a big group.