BASE jumping

See also: base jumping and B.A.S.E. jumping

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

BASE jumping (uncountable)

  1. (sports) An extreme sport consisting of jumping from a fixed structure on land, using a parachute.
    • 2015 October 2, Veronica Rocha, “BASE jumper Johnny Strange dies in wingsuit jump in Swiss Alps”, in Los Angeles Times‎[1], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 1 February 2016:
      Strange acknowledged the dangers of wingsuit BASE jumping on his social media accounts and mourned the deaths of fellow jumpers.

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Verb

BASE jumping

  1. present participle and gerund of BASE jump
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