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skydiving

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Seven-man freefall hookup.
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Sport of jumping from an airplane at a moderate altitude (e.g., 6,000 ft [1,800 m]) and executing various body maneuvers before pulling the rip cord of a parachute. Competitive events include jumping for style, landing with accuracy, and performing in teams (e.g., making free-fall formations). The sport parachute is designed to be more maneuverable than the safety parachute.

skydiving
the sport of parachute jumping, in which participants perform manoeuvres before opening the parachute and attempt to land accurately
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Caption: Bill Rancic, of NBC's "The Apprentice," and Greg Cuneo, of HRH Construction, skydive with the Elite US Army Golden Knights parachute team: The pair soared to new heights outside of Chicago, II.
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