BASE jump

noun, verb — 2 senses

noun

Etymology From BASE (“building, antenna-tower, span, earth”) + jump.

A parachute jump from a fixed point rather than from an aircraft; typically from a tall building, high bridge or rock formation.

verb

Etymology From BASE (“building, antenna-tower, span, earth”) + jump.

To make such a jump.

Adventurer Johnny Strange, who grew up in Malibu, was killed Thursday when he crashed while wingsuit BASE jumping in the Swiss Alps.2015 October 2, Veronica Rocha, “BASE jumper Johnny Strange dies in wingsuit jump in Swiss Alps”, in Los Angeles Times:

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