wing suit

wing suit
 n.β€” Β«Zielinski was wearing what’s called a “wing suit” for the jump, Grimm said. Such a suit when used by sky divers can slow their descent down to about 70 to 80 mph from the more typical speed of more than 100 mph.Β» β€”β€œCanyon Lake man dies sky diving in Belize” by John Hall North County Times (Escondido, California) Feb. 22, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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