parachute jump
Leap with canopy
A parachute jump is a descent from an aircraft using a parachute, whether for military deployment, sport, or emergency escape.
The term covers the entire sequence—exiting the aircraft, freefall if any, deploying the canopy, and landing: Her first parachute jump was from 10,000 feet.
Skydiving is recreational parachute jumping.
- skydiveAerial freefall activity
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- plungeSudden steep descent
adrenaline · ripcord · harness · descent · tandem · count to ten · drop zone · airborne · drop · wind · deploy · jumpmaster · gear check · aircraft · rush · floating · glide · terminal velocity
- Stuntsstunt, stuntman, stunt double, daredevil, stunt performer
- air showsairshow, air show, aerial displays, Thunderbirds, Red Arrows
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- dramatic momentsclimax, finale, showdown, confrontation, revelation
- High Altitudealtitude sickness, thin air, hypoxia, oxygen deprivation, acclimatization
- prison escapesjailbreak, breakout, escapee, tunneling, disguise
descent method
parachute jumpfree fall
Unimpeded gravitational descent
plummet · crash landing · rappelling · splat
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