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skydive

/ˈskaɪˌdaɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
sky-dive
IPA
/ˈskaɪˌdaɪv/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of skydiving.

verb

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

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From sky + dive.

Usage

Inflected Forms

skydives (plural) skydives (present, singular) skydiving (participle, present) skydived (past) skydove (US, past) skydived (participle, past)

Derived Forms

skydiver spacedive

Synonyms

sky dive

Questions

How do you pronounce skydive?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskaɪˌdaɪv/.
What does skydive mean?
An instance of skydiving.
Where does skydive come from?
From sky + dive.

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