bungee

[ buhn-jee ]

/ ˈbʌn dʒi /

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Definition of bungee

noun

Aeronautics. any of certain springs or elastic tension devices, as the springs attached to movable controls of aircraft to facilitate their manipulation.

bungee cord.

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Origin of bungee

Origin uncertain

Words nearby bungee

bunfight, bun foot, bung, bungaloid, bungalow, bungee, bungee cord, bungee jumping, bunger, bunghole, bungle

How to use bungee in a sentence

Research has shown that they are likelier to be risk-takers—skydivers and bungee jumpers as opposed to skiers and polo players.
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A bungee system straps down any sweat- or rain-soaked layers that need to air out.
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My chair, which uses bungee cables as the back support and which I purchased at a steep discount from a Target in Florida, has served me well for close to a decade.
Everything I Learned in My Quest for a Better Work-From-Home Chair|Patrick Lucas Austin|July 29, 2020|Time
Even more luckily, that bungee cord was short enough to keep it from crashing.
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Even a brief dive—a bungee jump, if you will—would be scary indeed.
Megan McArdle on Why We Need to Jump Off the Fiscal Cliff|Megan McArdle|November 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Harvey: Things like bungee-jumping or skydiving scare me, but not because of the height.
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