sky diver
Airborne thrill seeker
A sky diver is someone who jumps from an aircraft and free-falls before deploying a parachute.
The activity combines the thrill of falling with the precision of landing safely.
Sky diving can be recreational, competitive, or military.
Also spelled as one word: skydiver.
- parachuteDrag-creating descent device
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- free fallUnimpeded gravitational descent
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
high altitude · adrenaline · plunge · canopy · terminal velocity · wingsuit · base jumper · tandem · static line · aircraft · harness · ripcord · drop zone · airborne · descent · wind · rush · thrill
- carnival ridesFerris wheel, carousel, bumper cars, merry-go-round, tilt-a-whirl
- gliderssailplane, glider, hang glider, hang gliders, paraglider
vertical direction of activity
sky diverdeep sea diver
scuba diver · cave diver · spelunker · mountain climber · rock climber
relationship to ground/earth
sky diverhomebody
One preferring domestic life
couch potato · ground dweller · groundskeeper · landlubber · agoraphobe