Synonyms and antonyms of Parachuting and flying or falling for leisure in British Thesaurus

bail out ()

to escape from a plane by parachute

bale out ()

to bail out of a plane

ballooning (noun)

the activity of flying in a hot-air balloon

base jumping (noun)

the sport of jumping with a parachute from high places such as buildings or mountains

bungee jumping (noun)

the sport of jumping from a very high place while attached to a long piece of rubber that is just short enough to prevent you from hitting the ground. Each jump is called a bungee jump, and the person who jumps is called a bungee jumper.

chute (noun)

informal a parachute

cliff jumping (noun)

the sport of jumping from a high place such as a cliff into water

drop (verb)

to fall into an area from an aircraft, especially using a parachute

free fall (noun)

the part of a parachute jump when someone falls quickly towards the ground before the parachute opens

gliding (noun)

the activity of flying in a glider

hang-glider (noun)

someone who flies and controls a hang-glider

hang-gliding (noun)

the activity of flying using a hang-glider

parachute (noun)

a large piece of cloth joined to heavy strings, used by someone jumping out of a plane

parachute (verb)

to jump from a plane wearing a parachute

parachute (verb)

to send people or goods to a place using planes and parachutes

parachuting (noun)

the activity of jumping out of a plane wearing a parachute

parachutist (noun)

someone who jumps from a plane wearing a parachute

paragliding (noun)

the sport of jumping from a plane or a high place and floating slowly to the ground wearing a type of parachute that allows you to control where you go

parasailing (noun)

a sport in which you move through the air wearing a parachute while being pulled by a boat

parascending (noun)

a sport in which you wear a special parachute that carries you into the air when a car or boat pulls you

ripcord (noun)

the string that you pull to open a parachute or to fill a lifejacket with air

skydiving (noun)

the sport of jumping out of a plane and falling for as long as possible before opening your parachute. Someone who does this is a skydiver.

sky surfing (noun)

a sport that involves jumping from an aircraft with a surfboard and a parachute and riding on the currents of air