"spacedive" meaning in English

See spacedive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: spacedives [plural], space dive [alternative]
Etymology: Blend of space + skydive Etymology templates: {{blend|en|space|skydive}} Blend of space + skydive Head templates: {{en-noun}} spacedive (plural spacedives)
  1. (fiction) A skydive from outer space, usually an orbital drop or direct insertion from beyond orbit, complete with (re-)entry heating. Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-spacedive-en-noun-L23LAccb Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 19 18 26 24 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 10 33 33 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 10 29 29 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 10 33 34 1 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
  2. (astronautics, slang) A skydive that starts from orbit. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Astronautics
    Sense id: en-spacedive-en-noun-Yy8jZa5m Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 19 18 26 24 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 10 33 33 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 10 33 34 1 Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (aeronautics, slang) A skydive that starts above the Karman line. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Aeronautics
    Sense id: en-spacedive-en-noun-G8JlT8Xn Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 19 18 26 24 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 10 33 33 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 10 29 29 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 10 33 34 1 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. (aviation, slang) A skydive that starts above the Armstrong line. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-spacedive-en-noun-hN2WV2RF Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 19 18 26 24 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 10 33 33 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 10 29 29 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 10 33 34 1 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: spacediver (english: a person who spacedives), spacediving (english: the spacedive activity)

Verb

Forms: spacedives [present, singular, third-person], spacediving [participle, present], spacedived [participle, past], spacedived [past], space dive [alternative]
Etymology: Blend of space + skydive Etymology templates: {{blend|en|space|skydive}} Blend of space + skydive Head templates: {{en-verb}} spacedive (third-person singular simple present spacedives, present participle spacediving, simple past and past participle spacedived)
  1. To perform a spacedive.
    Sense id: en-spacedive-en-verb-6huiiYyD Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 19 18 26 24 13

Inflected forms

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