skydive

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/ˈskaɪˌdaɪv/

noun

An instance of skydiving.

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sky dive
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Meanings

nounskydive (plural skydives)

plural skydives

  1. An instance of skydiving.
verbskydive (third-person singular simple present skydives, present participle skydiving, simple past skydived or (chiefly US) skydove, past participle skydived)

present singular third person skydives · participle present skydiving · past skydived · US past skydove · participle past skydived

  1. intransitiveTo be in freefall after jumping from an aircraft and landing safely by deploying a parachute.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbjump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute

Similar
sky dive
Broader
chuteparachutejump
Also see
jump

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sky + dive.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 高空跳傘 /高空跳伞, 高空跳傘 /高空跳伞
  • 高空跳傘 /高空跳伞 (gāokōng tiàosǎn)an instance of skydiving
  • 高空跳傘 /高空跳伞 (gāokōng tiàosǎn)be in freefall
Dutch parachutespringen
  • parachutespringenbe in freefall
Finnish laskuvarjohyppy, taivassukellus
  • laskuvarjohyppyan instance of skydiving
  • taivassukellusan instance of skydiving
  • olla vapaassa pudotuksessabe in freefall
German Fallschirmsprung, Fallschirm springen
  • Fallschirmsprungan instance of skydiving
  • Fallschirm springenbe in freefall
Russian пры́гнуть с парашютом
  • пры́гнуть с парашютом (prýgnutʹ s parašutom)be in freefall
Swedish fallskärmshopp
  • fallskärmshoppan instance of skydiving
Cite this entry
APA

skydive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skydive

MLA

“skydive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skydive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skydive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skydive.

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