BASE jumping

noun

ˈbās- How to pronounce BASE jumping (audio)
: the activity or sport of parachuting from a high structure (such as a building, tower, or bridge) or cliff
BASE jumper noun

Examples of BASE jumping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Others might have had BASE jumping on their bucket list. — Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026 After two months of traveling and BASE jumping in Patagonia, these would be my first jumps back in British Columbia. — Kade Krichko, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025 Since the start of the shutdown, there have been three reported and documented BASE jumping complaints, which remain under active investigation. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025 At the time of Potter’s death, BASE jumping and wingsuiting were banned by the National Park Service due to the associated risks. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for BASE jumping

Word History

Etymology

building, antenna, span, earth

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of BASE jumping was in 1981

Rhymes for BASE jumping

See All Rhymes for BASE jumping

Browse Nearby Words

base horehound
BASE jumping
base knob
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“BASE jumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BASE%20jumping. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of gambol

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
hangman letters and game
Hangman Lightning Round Figure out which word fits in the blanks.
See All