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parachutists

parachutists is the plural of parachutist.

Meaning of parachutist

Noun

parachutist (plural parachutists)

  1. Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport.
    • If any of the extreme sports can be considered truly high risk, then B.A.S.E. Jumping is that sport. […] Modern B.A.S.E. jumping is believed to have started in 1978, where daring parachutists first began jumping off of El Capitan, a 3,000 foot (915m) cliff high above Yosemite National Park.1996, Joe Tomlinson, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports, Carlton Books, →ISBN, page 12

Questions about parachutists

What is parachutists the plural of?
Parachutists is the plural of parachutist.

Words near parachutists in the dictionary

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

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