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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bēsu janpu
"ベースジャンプは高所からパラシュートで飛び降りるスポーツです。"
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The sport of parachuting from a fixed structure or cliff, such as a building, antenna, bridge, or mountain.
"Base-jumping requires immense skill and involves significant risks due to the low altitude of the jumps."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a modern compound derived from the acronym BASE (standing for Buildings, Antennae, Spans, and Earth) combined with jumping. Coined in the late 20th century by filmmaker and skydiver Carl Boenish, the acronym identifies the four fixed objects from which parachutists launch themselves.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Base-jumping" is said worldwide
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base-jump
Transliteration: baz dzhœmp
"Le base-jump est un sport extrême très dangereux."
Base-Jumping
Transliteration: beɪsˈdʒʌmpɪŋ
"Base-Jumping fasziniert viele Abenteuerlustige."
base jumping
Transliteration: beɪs ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ
"Il base jumping viene praticato da scogliere elevate."
salto BASE
Transliteration: salto base
"El salto BASE es una modalidad de paracaidismo extremo."
base jump
Transliteration: beɪs dʒʌmp
"O base jump exige equipamentos específicos e muita coragem."
बेस जंपिंग
Transliteration: bes jamping
"बेस जंपिंग एक बहुत खतरनाक एडवेंचर स्पोर्ट्स है।"
低空跳伞
Transliteration: dīkōng tiàosǎn
"低空跳伞是一项惊险刺激的极限运动。"
베이스점핑
Transliteration: be-iseu-jeom-ping
"그는 절벽에서 베이스점핑을 즐긴다."
ベースジャンプ
Transliteration: bēsu janpu
"ベースジャンプは高所からパラシュートで飛び降りるスポーツです。"
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