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parachutism

parachutism noun: the act of jumping from an aircraft using a parachute.

Noun

parachutism (uncountable)

  1. The act of jumping from an aircraft using a parachute.

Origin of parachutism

From parachute + -ism.

Questions about parachutism

What does parachutism mean?
Parachutism means the act of jumping from an aircraft using a parachute.
What part of speech is parachutism?
Parachutism is a noun.

Words near parachutism in the dictionary

  1. parachuters
  2. parachutes
  3. parachutic
  4. parachuting
  5. parachutings
  6. parachutism
  7. parachutist
  8. parachutists
  9. paracicatricial
  10. paracingular
  11. paracingulate

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