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wingsuit

British  
/ ˈwɪŋˌsuːt /

noun

  1. a type of skydiving suit with fabric under the arms and between the legs enabling the wearer to reduce his or her rate of fall

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It was unclear whether the latest reported wingsuit incident was related to the previous “jetpack man” sightings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

Pete Audet experienced what it would be like to fly in a wingsuit, soaring over show-capped mountains before landing in a field.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024

By 2016, Lobpries had set the world record for the longest horizontal distance flown in a wingsuit, traversing nearly 19 miles through the sky after exiting the airplane.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021

With Beijing's hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics just months away, China has suspended extreme sports such as trail running, ultramarathons and wingsuit flying while it overhauls safety regulations.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2021

That’s true for big-wave surfing, wingsuit flying, free-diving, extreme skiing and ultralight alpinism.

From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2018

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