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- [skahy-dahy-ving]
- /ˈskaɪˌdaɪ vɪŋ/
- /ˈskaɪˌdaɪ.vɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skahy-dahy-ving]
- /ˈskaɪˌdaɪ vɪŋ/
Definitions of skydiving word
- noun skydiving the sport of jumping from an airplane at a moderate or high altitude and free-falling and using one's body to control direction or movements before opening one's parachute. 1
- verb without object skydiving to engage in skydiving. 1
- noun skydiving jumping from a plane 1
- uncountable noun skydiving Skydiving is the sport of jumping out of an aeroplane and falling freely through the air before opening your parachute. 0
- noun skydiving the sport of parachute jumping, in which participants perform manoeuvres before opening the parachute and attempt to land accurately 0
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Origin of skydiving
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60; sky + dive + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Skydiving
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skydiving popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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