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skydive

/ˈskaɪˌdaɪv/

skydive noun: an instance of skydiving.

Noun

skydive (plural skydives)

  1. An instance of skydiving.

Verb

skydive (third-person singular simple present skydives, present participle skydiving, simple past skydived or (chiefly US) skydove, past participle skydived)

  1. (intransitive) To be in freefall after jumping from an aircraft and landing safely by deploying a parachute.

Forms of skydive

Noun
pluralskydives
Verb
third-person singular presentskydives
present participleskydiving
pastskydived
past USskydove
past participleskydived

Origin of skydive

From sky + dive.

Words formed from skydive

Questions about skydive

What does skydive mean?
Skydive means an instance of skydiving.
What part of speech is skydive?
Skydive can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce skydive?
Skydive is pronounced /ˈskaɪˌdaɪv/.
What is the plural of skydive?
The plural of skydive is skydives.

Words near skydive in the dictionary

  1. skycycles
  2. skydaddies
  3. skydaddy
  4. skydip
  5. skydips
  6. skydive
  7. skydived
  8. skydiver
  9. skydivers
  10. skydives
  11. skydiving

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