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单词 base jumping
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base jumpingn.

Brit. /ˈbeɪs dʒʌmpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbeɪs ˌdʒəmpɪŋ/
Forms: 1900s– BASE jumping, 1900s– B.A.S.E jumping, 1900s– Base jumping, 1900s– base jumping.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English BASE , jumping n.
Etymology: < BASE, acronym (see base jump n.) + jumping n. Compare base jump n., and later base jump v.
Originally U.S.
The action or sport of parachute jumping from a fixed point, typically a high building or promontory, rather than an aircraft.
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society > travel > air or space travel > parachuting > [noun]
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base jumping1981
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1981 Los Angeles Times 9 Nov. i. 3/3 The great thing about base jumping is you don't need an airplane.
1992 Sydney Morning Herald 28 Nov. (Good Weekend Mag.) 24/1 Welcome to BASE jumping, one of the newer branches of adventure sport.
2000 C. Donaldson Skydive viii. 110/2 Another reason that base jumping is frowned upon is that it very often involves trespass.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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