skydivingn.

Brit.

/ˈskʌɪˌdʌɪvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈskaɪˌdaɪvɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: skydive v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < skydive v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action or sport of jumping from a flying aircraft and undergoing a period of free fall (during which acrobatic manoeuvres may be performed) before landing by parachute.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > parachuting and hang-gliding > [noun] > sky-diving

skydiving1955

1955 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 24 Dec. 22/3 In sky diving you're always watching the ground and you know when to pull the chute.

1956 Princeton Alumni Weekly 30 Apr. 29/3 Jacques fully expects parachuting and sky-diving..to be Olympic sports before the 1960 games.

1979 R. Jaffe Class Reunion (1980) ii. ix. 275 Apparently she's taken up skydiving... She's going to kill herself.

2006 Vertical Dec. 72/1 Somewhere between skydiving and paragliding, BASE jumping offers a totally new approach to the vertical environment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	skydiving
释义	skydivingn. Brit. /ˈskʌɪˌdʌɪvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈskaɪˌdaɪvɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: skydive v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < skydive v. + -ing suffix¹. The action or sport of jumping from a flying aircraft and undergoing a period of free fall (during which acrobatic manoeuvres may be performed) before landing by parachute. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > parachuting and hang-gliding > [noun] > sky-diving skydiving1955 1955 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 24 Dec. 22/3 In sky diving you're always watching the ground and you know when to pull the chute. 1956 Princeton Alumni Weekly 30 Apr. 29/3 Jacques fully expects parachuting and sky-diving..to be Olympic sports before the 1960 games. 1979 R. Jaffe Class Reunion (1980) ii. ix. 275 Apparently she's taken up skydiving... She's going to kill herself. 2006 Vertical Dec. 72/1 Somewhere between skydiving and paragliding, BASE jumping offers a totally new approach to the vertical environment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1955
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