bungee jumping

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noun

the sport of jumping off a high structure to which one is attached by bungee cords, so that the body springs back just short of hitting the ground or water.

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Origin of bungee jumping

First recorded in 1975–1980

Words nearby bungee jumping

bung, bungaloid, bungalow, bungee, bungee cord, bungee jumping, bunger, bunghole, bungle, bunglesome, bungstarter

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How to use bungee jumping in a sentence

Skateboarding was to be featured alongside such revered activities as barefoot water-ski jumping, snow shovel racing, bungee jumping and, of course, skysurfing.
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But also in The Two Towers, we had the scene where he was jumping on a horse.
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But his voice never seems to crack or weaken, and he's always in motion—jiggling, aerobic walking, jumping, dancing.
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The problem is that those restrictions—like jumping from a 24- to a 72-hour waiting period—seem fairly arbitrary.
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I personally plead guilty to jumping on that bandwagon without thinking fully about what I was doing.
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As alarming as parents might find those results, Dr. Temple cautions against jumping to any drastic conclusions.
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Every few days after that the boy took Squinty out of his pen, and let him do the rope-jumping and the acorn-hunting tricks.
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One of Yung Pak's favourite toys was a wooden jumping-jack with a pasteboard tongue.
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Jumping up, he presented at the giraffe, which was galloping off about two hundred yards ahead.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
This is better than frightening them out of their skins by jumping out from behind a door and saying "Boo."
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"Jack certainly deserves great credit for jumping in after you," said Pepper, warmly.
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British Dictionary definitions for bungee jumping

bungee jumping

bungy jumping

/ (ˈbʌndʒɪ) /

noun

a sport in which a participant jumps from a high bridge, building, etc, secured only by a rubber cord attached to the ankles

Word Origin for bungee jumping

C20: from bungie, slang for India rubber, of unknown origin

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