base jumping

noun

An extreme sport consisting of jumping from a fixed structure on land, using a parachute.

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Meanings

base jumping1

nounbase jumping (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of BASE jumping.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of base jump

BASE jumping2

nounBASE jumping (uncountable)

alternative B.A.S.E. jumping · alternative base jumping

  1. uncountablehobbiesAn extreme sport consisting of jumping from a fixed structure on land, using a parachute.

    Strange acknowledged the dangers of wingsuit BASE jumping on his social media accounts and mourned the deaths of fellow jumpers.

    2015 October 2, Veronica Rocha, “BASE jumper Johnny Strange dies in wingsuit jump in Swiss Alps”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2016
verb

alternative B.A.S.E. jumping · alternative base jumping

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of BASE jump

Origin

From BASE (“Building, Antenna, Span, Earth”) + jumping, four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump.

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Translations

German Basejumping, Base-Jumping
  • Basejumpingextreme sport
  • Base-Jumpingextreme sport
  • Objektspringenextreme sport
  • Objektsprungextreme sport
Japanese ベースジャンピング
  • ベースジャンピング (bēsujampingu)extreme sport
Russian бейсджа́мпинг
  • бейсджа́мпинг (bɛjsdžámping)extreme sport
Spanish salto BASE
  • salto BASEextreme sport
Cite this entry
APA

base jumping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/base%20jumping

MLA

“base jumping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/base%20jumping. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “base jumping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/base%20jumping.

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