单词 | base jumper |
释义 | base jumpern. Originally U.S. A person who engages in base jumping. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > parachutist parachutist1837 parachuter1917 chutist1920 parasailer1962 base jumper1981 1981 Texas Monthly Dec. 300/3 When not jumping off the Texas Commerce Tower, Smitty and the rest of the base jumpers were going off other fixed objects. 1989 USA Today 19 Oct. c10/1 It might not sound safe, but base jumpers—4,000 worldwide—say this is the second safest site, behind El Capitan in California's Yosemite National Park. 2000 C. Donaldson Skydive viii. 110/1 In situations where a base jumper leaps from a building or similar structure in a highly populated area, it can be argued that the general public are put at risk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1981 |
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