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Skydiving vs Jumpathon - What's the difference?

skydiving | jumpathon |

As nouns the difference between skydiving and jumpathon

is that skydiving is the practice of performing acrobatic movements during the freefall phase of a parachute jump while jumpathon is (informal) a charity fundraising event involving jumping (typically trampolining or skydiving).

As a verb skydiving

is .

skydiving

English

Alternative forms

* sky diving * sky-diving

Noun

(wikipedia skydiving)
  • The practice of performing acrobatic movements during the freefall phase of a parachute jump.

    • Derived terms

    * formation skydiving * indoor skydiving * tandem skydiving

    See also

    * parachuting

    Verb

    (head)

    • jumpathon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A charity fundraising event involving jumping (typically trampolining or skydiving).
  • * 1983 , Charles Harold Sandage, Vernon Ray Fryburger, Kim B. Rotzoll, Advertising theory and practice
    • Telethons, jumpathons , dancathons, runathons, swimathons, and others are promoted through advertisements.
  • * 2006 , Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, The AOPA pilot: voice of general aviation: Volume 49
    • Graves decided to turn the day into a jumpathon to raise money for cancer research and donated $3500 to Jump for the Cause (www.jumpforthecause.com), a nonprofit organization that helps raise money for breast cancer research.