parachuting
/ˈpɛrəʃutɪŋ/
noun
- The sport or activity of jumping from an aircraft and descending with a parachute.
- She took up parachuting after her first tandem jump on vacation.
- Parachuting is one of the most thrilling extreme sports in the world.
- The club offers lessons for beginners who want to try parachuting.
verb
- To jump from an aircraft using a parachute.
- The soldiers practiced parachuting into enemy territory at night.
- They are parachuting out of the plane at 10,000 feet.
- He loves parachuting over the ocean and watching the waves below.
- To drop or deliver something by parachute.
- They are parachuting medical kits to the stranded hikers.
- The aid organization is parachuting food supplies to the remote village.
- The military is parachuting equipment to the forward base.
- To bring someone into a new situation or position suddenly, often without preparation.
- She felt like she was parachuting into a job she knew nothing about.
- The company is parachuting a new manager into the struggling department.
- The coach is parachuting the rookie into the starting lineup for the big game.