Definitions
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- noun A special
jumpsuit , used inextreme sports like aparachute , which addssurface area to the wearer's body to createlift .
Etymologies
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Examples
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For the jump he wore a "wingsuit", a specialised garment with fabric "wings" filling the space between his arms and body and between his legs.
IOL: News 2010
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"ski-basing" - a combination of skiing and Base jumping in which you hurtle off the top of a mountain on skis, release them in mid-air and sail down the mountainside in a "wingsuit" like a flying squirrel, before finally deploying a parachute - which claimed his life last year:
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"ski-basing" - a combination of skiing and Base jumping in which you hurtle off the top of a mountain on skis, release them in mid-air and sail down the mountainside in a "wingsuit" like a flying squirrel, before finally deploying a parachute - which claimed his life last year:
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Via Jon Armstrong: wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo.
Archive 2009-04-01 Lou Anders 2009
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Via Jon Armstrong: wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo.
The Flying Suit: 21st Century Sports Lou Anders 2009
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When they reached the top Rosoz donned a wingsuit and glided for about 45 seconds before pulling his parachute.
WATCH: Daredevil Valery Rozoz Base Jumps Off Peak In Antarctica The Huffington Post 2010
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When they reached the top Rosoz donned a wingsuit and glided for about 45 seconds before pulling his parachute.
WATCH: Daredevil Valery Rozoz Base Jumps Off Peak In Antarctica The Huffington Post 2010
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When they reached the top Rosoz donned a wingsuit and glided for about 45 seconds before pulling his parachute.
WATCH: Daredevil Valery Rozoz Base Jumps Off Peak In Antarctica The Huffington Post 2010
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Leo Houlding, for example, parachuted into Baffin Island in the Arctic Circle, then spent weeks climbing an iced-up rock tower called Mount Asgard, only to leap from the top in a wingsuit.
A Nature for the Great Outdoors Michael J. Ybarra 2010
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When they reached the top Rosoz donned a wingsuit and glided for about 45 seconds before pulling his parachute.
WATCH: Daredevil Valery Rozoz Base Jumps Off Peak In Antarctica The Huffington Post 2010
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