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formation skydiving [1 record]

Record 1 2012-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
DEF

... a discipline practised in freefall [which] consists of performing several figures, called formations, in a group of people.

CONT

FS. Formation Skydiving, formerly known as relative work. In FS, skydivers attempt to go through a predetermined sequence of freefall formations.

OBS

Formation Skydiving. New term to describe Relative Work, abbr. FS.

Key term(s)
  • relative work parachuting
  • formation sky-diving

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
DEF

[...] discipline de chute libre où il s'agit de réaliser des figures à plusieurs appelées formations.

OBS

F.S. (Formation Skydiving). Apparemment le nouveau terme «officiel»; peu employé.

Spanish

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