BASE jumping

See also: base jumping and B.A.S.E. jumping

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BASE jumping

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Alternative forms

• B.A.S.E. jumping, base jumping

Etymology

From BASE (“Building, Antenna, Span, Earth”) +‎ jumping, four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump.

Noun

BASE jumping (uncountable)

1. (sports) An extreme sport consisting of jumping from a fixed structure on land, using a parachute.

Translations

extreme sport

German: Base-Jumping n, Objektspringen m, Objektsprung m Japanese: ベースジャンピング (bēsujampingu) Russian: бейсджа́мпинг (ru) m (bɛjsdžámping) Spanish: salto BASE m

Verb

BASE jumping

1. present participle and gerund of BASE jump

Related terms

• BASE jumper