spacedive

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noun

A skydive from outer space, usually an orbital drop or direct insertion from beyond orbit, complete with (re-)entry heating.

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Meanings

nounspacedive (plural spacedives)

plural spacedives · alternative space dive

  1. fictionA skydive from outer space, usually an orbital drop or direct insertion from beyond orbit, complete with (re-)entry heating.
  2. slangspace flightA skydive that starts from orbit.
  3. slangaeronauticsA skydive that starts above the Karman line.
  4. slangaeronauticsA skydive that starts above the Armstrong line.
verbspacedive (third-person singular simple present spacedives, present participle spacediving, simple past spacedived or (chiefly US) spacedove, past participle spacedived)

present singular third person spacedives · participle present spacediving · past spacedived · US past spacedove · participle past spacedived · alternative space dive

  1. To perform a spacedive.

Origin

Blend of space + skydive.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“spacedive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spacedive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spacedive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spacedive.

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