descent 3
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the act of changing your location in a downward direction
Hypernym
motion 6
noun
the act of changing location from one place to another
EnglishHyponym
jump 5
noun
descent with a parachute
dive 3
noun
a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
rappel 1
noun
(mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body
swoop 3
noun
a swift descent through the air
crash dive 1
noun
a rapid descent by a submarine
