BASE jumping

See also: base jumping and B.A.S.E. jumping

English

Alternative forms

• B.A.S.E. jumping, base jumping

Etymology

From BASE (“Building, Antenna, Span, Earth”) +‎ jumping, four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump.

Noun

BASE jumping (uncountable)

1. (sports) An extreme sport consisting of jumping from a fixed structure on land, using a parachute.

Translations

extreme sport

• German: Base-Jumping n, Objektspringen m, Objektsprung m
• Japanese: ベースジャンピング (bēsujampingu)
• Russian: бейсджа́мпинг (ru) m (bɛjsdžámping)
• Spanish: salto BASE m

Verb

BASE jumping

1. present participle and gerund of BASE jump

Related terms

• BASE jumper