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skydiving

Skydiving (noun) means the sport of jumping from a plane and performing manoeuvres during free fall before deploying a parachute. Example: “She went skydiving for her fortieth birthday.”

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The sport of jumping from a plane and performing manoeuvres during free fall before deploying a parachute.
"She went skydiving for her fortieth birthday."

How to use skydiving

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In plain EnglishJumping from a plane and free-falling before the parachute opens.

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What does “skydiving” mean?

The word “skydiving” means the sport of jumping from a plane and performing manoeuvres during free fall before deploying a parachute. In plain terms, jumping from a plane and free-falling before the parachute opens.

How do you use “skydiving” in a sentence?

Here is “skydiving” used in a sentence: “She went skydiving for her fortieth birthday.”

What part of speech is “skydiving”?

“Skydiving” is a noun.

What is the meaning of skydiving?

"skydiving" (noun) means the sport of jumping from a plane and performing manoeuvres during free fall before deploying a parachute.

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