sky dive
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Definition
- Verb:
- To jump from an airplane and perform acrobatic maneuvers in freefall before deploying a parachute. This is a recreational or competitive sport, also known as skydiving.
Usage
- The verb "sky dive" describes the complete action of exiting an aircraft, falling, and then landing with a parachute. It is typically used in the infinitive form ("to sky dive"), or conjugated for different tenses.
- It is an intransitive verb; it does not take a direct object. You "sky dive," you do not "sky dive something."
Examples
- Verb:
- She trained for months before she felt ready to sky dive for the first time.
- They plan to sky dive over the coastal drop zone next weekend.
- He has sky dived in several countries around the world.
Advanced Usage
- "to go sky diving": This is a common phrase meaning to participate in the activity of skydiving.
- For his birthday, he wants to go sky diving.
- The activity itself is more commonly referred to as the gerund/noun "skydiving."
- Skydiving requires focus and courage.
Variants and Related Words
- Skydiving (n): The sport or activity of jumping from an aircraft and performing maneuvers before landing by parachute.
- She took up skydiving as a hobby.
- Skydiver (n): A person who engages in skydiving.
- The experienced skydiver executed a perfect landing.
- Freefall (n): The part of a skydive before the parachute is opened.
- The freefall lasted for about 60 seconds.
Synonyms
- Jump: A more general term for leaping from a height, often used informally for skydiving (e.g., "to do a jump").
- Parachute: Can be used as a verb meaning to descend using a parachute, but it does not inherently include the freefall maneuvers.
Phrasal Verbs / Related Phrases
- To pull the cord/chute: The specific action of deploying the parachute during a sky dive.
- At 5,000 feet, it was time to pull the cord.
Verb
- jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute