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  • noun Plural form of skydiver.

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Examples

  • All the barrel rolls and spins and glide to the ground were still vivid as he recalled the time and effort the skydivers took to alleviate any uncertainty.

    BRADLEY MORRIS 2010

  • After the jump was completed, the Fastrax team encouraged him to return anytime to either jump or just hang out with the other skydivers.

    BRADLEY MORRIS 2010

  • So we had to invent a lot of stuff like strapping it on to the skydivers' helmets.

    Giant Robots Do Battle in Action-Packed 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' 2011

  • In today's pictures, children seek shelter from the rain in Pakistan, Ugandans support a presidential candidate, skydivers get into formation in Arizona and more.

    Photos of the Day: Feb. 16 2011

  • So we had to invent a lot of stuff like strapping it on to the skydivers' helmets.

    Giant Robots Do Battle in Action-Packed 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' 2011

  • This was the fear skydivers must feel when plummeting toward the ground, unsure if their parachutes will open.

    Chocolate & Vicodin Jennette Fulda 2011

  • Lilly Mujica-Parodi, a researcher at Stony Brook University, conducted a study of first-time skydivers and found that those in good shape were better able to control the surge of the stress hormone cortisol that accompanied their terrifying first plunge.

    Jeff Wise: Forging a Soul of Iron Jeff Wise 2011

  • Lilly Mujica-Parodi, a researcher at Stony Brook University, conducted a study of first-time skydivers and found that those in good shape were better able to control the surge of the stress hormone cortisol that accompanied their terrifying first plunge.

    Jeff Wise: Forging a Soul of Iron Jeff Wise 2011

  • This was the fear skydivers must feel when plummeting toward the ground, unsure if their parachutes will open.

    Chocolate & Vicodin Jennette Fulda 2011

  • From staking out skydivers to sniffing out a suspiciously big tipper—four decades of frustration.

    The Curse of D.B. Cooper Geoffrey Gray 2011

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