parachuting

3 3.8

An activity of jumping from a plane using a parachute

noun
/ˈpɛrəˌʃutɪŋ/

: paracaidismo

One of them is the growing fad of parachuting from skyscrapers.
parachuting accident
diving and parachuting
parachuting and rock climbing

Examples

While the men were chosen from the ranks of pilots, the women needed a background in parachuting.

Blog text (22)
Parachuting onto the mountaintop is nothing; climbing up to it is everything.

Academic text (2011)
Since its inception, parachuting was mostly a solo act, and style and accuracy reigned supreme.

Blog text (27)
Most squadrons conduct a range of aviation-related activities, such as powered or glider flying and parachuting, but they also organize drill competitions and camps.

Academic text (1995)
Many thrill-seekers are drawn to parachuting as an exciting way to experience freefall from an airplane.
After a brief training session, she decided to try parachuting for the first time during her vacation.
His favorite part of parachuting is the rush of adrenaline he feels when jumping out of the plane.

Synonyms

skydiving

vsparachuting

25 4.1

Jumping from a plane for sport and opening a parachute during the fall

is the general activity of descending from a plane without free fall tricks

canopying

vsparachuting

7.2

To glide through the air using a canopy like a parachute for fun

is the full descent from a plane, not only steering under an open canopy

How Airborne

paragliding

1 4.6

canopying

7.2

skydiving

25 4.1

parachuting

3 3.8

Surface Forms

parachuting singular

parachutings plural

Morphology

parachuting = parachute (transparent) = parachute + ing

The noun is transparently formed from the verb 'parachute' plus the common suffix '-ing' to denote the activity.

Etymology

Parachuting comes from the word parachute, which joins para- meaning 'protect' and chute meaning 'fall'. So parachuting is the activity of jumping from a plane with a parachute that slows your fall and helps keep you safe.