skydiving
noun
the sport of jumping from an airplane at a moderate or high altitude and free-falling and using one's body to control direction or movements before opening one's parachute.
sky diver
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a word derived from
skydiving.
Example Sentences
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Some are surfers, and there's a few cold-water swimmers and a sky diver.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024
Then last month, the 37-year-old sky diver and telecom repairman tapped his savings to hear that roar again.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2015
Another video followed the flight of the sky diver who delivered the winner’s trophy to Jason Day.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2015
Bush the president, the diplomat, the lawmaker and the sky diver – a title he reclaimed Thursday for his 90th birthday with another jump.
From US News ● Jun. 12, 2014
Army sky diver was left dangling on a flagpole at Rangers Ballpark after his parachute got entangled during a pregame jump Tuesday night.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2010
