Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

land diving

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: land -div-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ritual performed by the men of Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, involving a jump from a tall wooden tower with a tree vine wrapped around each ankle.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The island of Pentecost is most famous for land-diving – the precursor to bungee-jumping. A tower is erected from trees and saplings bound by vines. It is quite high, often well over 20 metres. Before the jump the ground underneath is thoroughly softened by digging up the earth."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does land diving mean?: A ritual performed by the men of Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, involving a jump from a tall wooden tower with a tree vine wrapped around each ankle.

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