"BASE jump" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: BASE jumps [plural]
Etymology: From BASE (“building, antenna-tower, span, earth”) + jump. Etymology templates: {{af|en|BASE|jump|gloss1=building, antenna-tower, span, earth}} BASE (“building, antenna-tower, span, earth”) + jump Head templates: {{en-noun}} BASE jump (plural BASE jumps)
  1. A parachute jump from a fixed point rather than from an aircraft; typically from a tall building, high bridge or rock formation.
    Sense id: en-BASE_jump-en-noun-uj4iA0r~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19

Verb

Forms: BASE jumps [present, singular, third-person], BASE jumping [participle, present], BASE jumped [participle, past], BASE jumped [past]
Etymology: From BASE (“building, antenna-tower, span, earth”) + jump. Etymology templates: {{af|en|BASE|jump|gloss1=building, antenna-tower, span, earth}} BASE (“building, antenna-tower, span, earth”) + jump Head templates: {{en-verb}} BASE jump (third-person singular simple present BASE jumps, present participle BASE jumping, simple past and past participle BASE jumped)
  1. (intransitive) To make such a jump. Tags: intransitive Derived forms: BASE jumper
    Sense id: en-BASE_jump-en-verb-MFNQcDeT

Inflected forms

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