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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An instance of skydiving.

Verb

1. 1
   To be in freefall after jumping from an aircraft and landing safely by deploying a parachute. intransitive
2. 2
   jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

jumpjumpsky divesky dive

Example

More examples

"Tom wanted to skydive on his 30th birthday."

Etymology

From sky + dive.

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