单词 | base jump |
释义 | base jumpn. Originally U.S. A parachute jump from a fixed point, typically a high building, cliff, or mountainside, rather than an aircraft.Base jumpers receive numbers (ordered sequentially) when they have jumped from each of the four types of point. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > parachuting > [noun] > a jump jump1922 brolly-hop1934 parajump1971 base jump1981 1981 Los Angeles Times 9 Nov. i. 3/3 It would take about a year for a beginner to gain the experience and confidence to do base jumps routinely. 1983 Atlantic May 22/3 To date, the lowest base jump probably belongs to Phil Smith—a 190-foot drop from the ceiling of Houston's Astrodome. 1992 Times 22 May 3/8 He had done a couple of other base jumps which were successful. 2006 Daily Tel. 9 June 9/3 An Australian couple have broken the record for the world's highest base jump. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). base jumpv. Originally U.S. intransitive. To engage in base jumping. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > parachuting > parachute [verb (intransitive)] parachute1860 parasail1964 base jump1984 1984 Daily News-Record (Harrisonburg, Va.) 17 Aug. (Skyline section) 10/3 Carl and Jean Boenish, who ‘base jump’ off high buildings. 1993 Radio Times 26 June 79/1 Both could climb the Tower and Base jump from the top, 20,000 feet above sea level, onto the glacier below. 2006 Vertical Dec.–Jan. 74/2 A plan to climb some of the biggest walls on the planet and to BASE jump from them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1981v.1984 |
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