Definitions
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- noun One who
supervises thejumping ofparatroopers or otherparachutists from anaeroplane .
Etymologies
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Examples
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My "jumpmaster" didn't accept it, so no case for pre-second accepted student jump from C182-strut.
Another nice day :-) jennysblog 2006
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Yesterday the four of us did three loads with dummy students i.e. the other instructor candidates, I was jumpmaster for the 4th load, but unfortunately the clouds were too low for us to jump.
Skydive instruction magnio 2008
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I'm like a jumpmaster shoving people out of the old world of credentials and into the new one of performance.
After Credentials 2008
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The jumpmaster keeps everything safe and stable so that even novices — in this case Beverley and I — can experience thirty seconds or more of weightless free fall.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Happily Ever After Jack Canfield 2008
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The jumpmaster keeps everything safe and stable so that even novices — in this case Beverley and I — can experience thirty seconds or more of weightless free fall.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Happily Ever After Jack Canfield 2008
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I plan to go back next weekend, plus a couple of days the week after during the fall boogie, so I can get the necessary loads to jumpmaster.
Skydive instruction magnio 2008
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The same as they come down and take look at the threat here in the area, and then jumpmaster will come out here on the side and call it good.
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UNIDENTFIIED MALE: Same as they will come down and take a look at the threat in the area and then the jumpmaster will decide and call it good.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The same as they come down and take look at the threat here in the area, and then jumpmaster will come out here on the side and call it good.
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Still remeber the jumpmaster POed at me for hanging out the plane on the 5th jump, didn't care about me but I might have damage the shoot if I went out early into the trees!
Airborne. Ann Althouse 2007
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