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spacedive

spacedive noun: a skydive from outer space, usually an orbital drop or direct insertion from beyond orbit, complete with (re-)entry heating.

Noun

spacedive (plural spacedives)

  1. A skydive from outer space, usually an orbital drop or direct insertion from beyond orbit, complete with (re-)entry heating.
  2. (slang) A skydive that starts from orbit.
  3. (slang) A skydive that starts above the Karman line.
  4. (slang) A skydive that starts above the Armstrong line.

Verb

spacedive (third-person singular simple present spacedives, present participle spacediving, simple past spacedived or (chiefly US) spacedove, past participle spacedived)

  1. To perform a spacedive.

Forms of spacedive

Noun
pluralspacedives
alternative formspace dive
Verb
third-person singular presentspacedives
present participlespacediving
pastspacedived
past USspacedove
past participlespacedived

Origin of spacedive

Blend of space + skydive.

Words formed from spacedive

Questions about spacedive

What does spacedive mean?
Spacedive means a skydive from outer space, usually an orbital drop or direct insertion from beyond orbit, complete with (re-)entry heating.
What part of speech is spacedive?
Spacedive can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of spacedive?
The plural of spacedive is spacedives.

Words near spacedive in the dictionary

  1. spacecuts
  2. spaced
  3. spaced out
  4. spaced repetition
  5. spaced-out
  6. spacedive
  7. spacedived
  8. spacedives
  9. spacediving
  10. spacedock
  11. spacedocks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spacedive (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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