Definitions
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- noun The practice of performing acrobatic movements during the
freefall phase of aparachute jump . - verb Present participle of
skydive .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute
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Examples
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Now to get the grant to teach the not skydiving course it must include a description of what skydiving is (Hence the educational value here).
Think Progress » New Bush Policy: All Gays Should Be Celibate 2006
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3D may be seen as being a over the top, but given some of the scenes in the original move, skydiving from a skyscraper comes to mind, 3D could kick some serious butt, if done well.
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3D may be seen as being a over the top, but given some of the scenes in the original move, skydiving from a skyscraper comes to mind, 3D could kick some serious butt, if done well.
April 2008 2008
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1: Crowd may not bring out choir boy in skydiving No. 4 seed
USATODAY.com 2003
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Basics for formation skydiving, which is my discipline at the moment.
Ten Things Alphabet Meme mimerki 2006
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Call the skydiving operations in your area and interview them.
How To Buy & Sell just about Everything Jeff Wuorio 2003
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Call the skydiving operations in your area and interview them.
How To Buy & Sell just about Everything Jeff Wuorio 2003
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Call the skydiving operations in your area and interview them.
How To Buy & Sell just about Everything Jeff Wuorio 2003
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While the idea of skydiving at half the usual cost sounds like a great deal, if you aren't actually going to go through with it, you're wasting your money.
theadvertiser.com - 2010
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Authorities found his rental car and passport in the airport parking lot five days later, after a friend in St. Petersburg called the skydiving company.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010
vendingmachine commented on the word skydiving
“Skydiving is a very safe sport these days. Statistically, it’s more dangerous to get snacks out of a vending machine.”
--https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com
May 2, 2022
yarb commented on the word skydiving
Give us a snack, vm. A pepperoni or a packet of chips?
May 2, 2022
vendingmachine commented on the word skydiving
@yarb. How about pepperoni-flavored chips?
May 2, 2022
bilby commented on the word skydiving
I keep pressing vendingmachine's buttons and yet I never get anything. It's a rort.
May 3, 2022
vendingmachine commented on the word skydiving
Is rort a Tasmanian word?
May 3, 2022
yarb commented on the word skydiving
Have you tried tilting her, bilby?
May 3, 2022
bilby commented on the word skydiving
I've tried everything yarb.
May 5, 2022
bilby commented on the word skydiving
The word rort is very much in use across Australia. I think newspapers love to use it because it's short and sharp.
May 5, 2022