Parachuting vs. Skydiving
Parachutingnoun
The sport of jumping with a parachute.
Parachutingnoun
The act or process of descending from a high altitude to the ground by means of a parachute.
Parachutingnoun
descent with a parachute;
Parachuting
Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes. For human skydiving, it may involve a phase of more or less free-falling (the skydiving segment) which is a period when the parachute has not yet been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal velocity.
Skydivingnoun
The practice of performing acrobatic movements during the freefall phase of a parachute jump.
Skydivingnoun
performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute
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