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US /ˈskaɪˌdaɪ.vɪŋ/ 
UK /ˈskaɪˌdaɪ.vɪŋ/ 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

skydiving

skydiving /ˈskaɪˌdaɪvɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
  the sport of jumping from a plane and falling through the sky before opening a parachute
 —skydive verb [intransitive]
 —skydiver noun [countable]

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

skydiving

sky·div·ing [ˈskaɪdaɪvɪŋ] [ˈskaɪdaɪvɪŋ]noun

uncountable

a sport in which you jump from a plane and fall for as long as you safely can before opening your parachute

• to go skydiving

Derived Word: skydiver

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

skydiving

skydiving /ˈskaɪˌdaɪ.vɪŋ/
noun [U]
a sport in which a person jumps from an aircraft and falls for as long as possible before opening a parachute

skydiver /ˈskaɪˌdaɪ.vəʳ/ US /-vɚ/
noun [C]

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

skydiving

[ska͟ɪdaɪvɪŋ]
 N-UNCOUNT
 Skydiving is the sport of jumping out of an aeroplane and falling freely through the air before opening your parachute.