Definition of skydiving
:the sport of jumping from an airplane and typically executing a prolonged free fall before deploying a parachute
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Her husband's post included a link to her Facebook page, which showed her skydiving.
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The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday urged the federal appeals court in Manhattan to reject a lawsuit by a former skydiving instructor who claims he was fired for being gay.
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In 2010, former skydiving instructor Donald Zarda sued a company that allegedly fired him for being gay.
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The filing came in a discrimination case before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit involving Donald Zarda, a skydiving instructor.
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Zarda died in a skydiving accident after filing the lawsuit.
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Tosetto won't sponsor some activities, such as skydiving.
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James Hansmann, 62, Springfield, was seriously hurt at 11:22 a.m. at the airport, a popular skydiving and parachuting site.
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The event will feature drinks, food, a skydiving show and a live music from the Lt.
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First Known Use of skydiving
1955
SKYDIVING Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of skydiving for English Language Learners
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: the sport of jumping from an airplane and falling through the sky before opening a parachute
SKYDIVING Defined for Kids
skydiving
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sky·div·ing
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Definition of skydiving for Students
:the sport of jumping from an airplane using a parachute
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