skydive

English

Etymology

From sky +‎ dive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskaɪˌdaɪv/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

skydive (plural skydives)

1. An instance of skydiving.

Translations

an instance of skydiving

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 高空跳傘 / 高空跳伞 (gāokōng tiàosǎn)

• Finnish: laskuvarjohyppy (fi), taivassukellus
• German: Fallschirmsprung m
• Swedish: fallskärmshopp (sv)

Verb

skydive (third-person singular simple present skydives, present participle skydiving, simple past skydived or (chiefly US) skydove, past participle skydived)

1. (intransitive) To be in freefall after jumping from an aircraft and landing safely by deploying a parachute.

Derived terms

• skydiver
• spacedive

Translations

be in freefall

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 高空跳傘 / 高空跳伞 (gāokōng tiàosǎn)

• Dutch: parachutespringen (nl)
• Finnish: olla vapaassa pudotuksessa
• German: Fallschirm springen
• Russian: пры́гнуть с парашютом (prýgnutʹ s parašutom)