bail out
to bale out of a plane
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to bale out of a plane
to bail out of a plane
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the sport of jumping with a parachute from high places such as buildings or mountains
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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.
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the part of a parachute jump when someone falls quickly towards the ground before the parachute opens
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a large piece of cloth joined to heavy strings, used by someone jumping out of a plane
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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
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a sport in which you move through the air wearing a parachute while being pulled by a boat
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a sport in which you wear a special parachute that carries you into the air when a car or boat pulls you
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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.
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a sport that involves jumping from an aircraft with a surfboard and a parachute and riding on the currents of air
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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