plural wingsuits
: a jumpsuit worn by a skydiver or BASE jumper with folds of fabric between the arms and legs that create lift when extended and allow the wearer to glide through the air over long distances
The most fun Scheffler has had in skydiving is in a wingsuit, which she describes as being a "flying squirrel."—
Susan Bromley
Susan BromleyThey ascend sheer rock faces using all four limbs; some of them blaze downhill on bikes or skis; some daredevils fly off the mountains in wingsuits; others actually walk a tightrope between two peaks.—Walter Addiego
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This wingsuit also has electric power to control the foil.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
The Austrian and another wingsuit jumper, Andreas Podlipnik, developed six airfoil prototypes over six years, testing them at an indoor wind tunnel in Stockholm, before deciding on one that would be optimal—at least theoretically—for the wingsuit.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
The friend told deputies and rescuers that the friend had not been in contact after going BASE jumping in a wingsuit near Willard Peak, a 9,763-foot mountain summit, the Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
The year after his procedure, Moody helped break a national record for participating in the largest group of people to skydive together while wearing wingsuits, those getups that turn people into flying squirrels.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
The Austrian and another wingsuit jumper, Andreas Podlipnik, developed six airfoil prototypes over six years, testing them at an indoor wind tunnel in Stockholm, before deciding on one that would be optimal—at least theoretically—for the wingsuit.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
The friend told deputies and rescuers that the friend had not been in contact after going BASE jumping in a wingsuit near Willard Peak, a 9,763-foot mountain summit, the Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
The year after his procedure, Moody helped break a national record for participating in the largest group of people to skydive together while wearing wingsuits, those getups that turn people into flying squirrels.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Wingsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wingsuit. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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