bungee jump
verb
bungee jumped; bungee jumping; bungee jumps
: to jump from a height while attached to an elasticized cord
bungee jumper
noun
Examples of bungee jump in a Sentence
A few people were bungee jumping off the bridge while a crowd of people looked on.
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Rope jumping is an extreme sport that differs from bungee jumping in the type of cord used and the resulting motion of the fall.
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ABC News, 15 June 2026
Citing a police report, São Paulo officials said the woman was bungee jumping at Ponte do Esqueleto, known as Skeleton Bridge in Limeira, a city in southeastern Brazil.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 June 2026
The sport differs from bungee jumping in the type of cord used.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 15 June 2026
Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was thrown from the Ponte do Esqueleto, known as Skeleton Bridge, in the municipality of Limeira, São Paulo, while participating in a bungee jump on Saturday, June 13, according to the Brazilian outlets G1 and Folha de Pernambuco.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
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ABC News, 15 June 2026
Citing a police report, São Paulo officials said the woman was bungee jumping at Ponte do Esqueleto, known as Skeleton Bridge in Limeira, a city in southeastern Brazil.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 June 2026
The sport differs from bungee jumping in the type of cord used.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 15 June 2026
Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was thrown from the Ponte do Esqueleto, known as Skeleton Bridge, in the municipality of Limeira, São Paulo, while participating in a bungee jump on Saturday, June 13, according to the Brazilian outlets G1 and Folha de Pernambuco.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
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“Bungee jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bungee%20jump. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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