Definition

1. 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

1. jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute