cliff diving

• Extremsportart oder Freizeitvergnügen, bei der eine Person von einer hohen Klippe oder Felswand in das darunterliegende Wasser springt oder taucht und dabei Können und Mut erfordert.

An extreme sport or recreational activity where a person jumps or dives from a high cliff or rock face into water below, requiring skill and courage.

1. Sport of jumping from cliffsB2formal

   An extreme sport where a person jumps or dives from a high cliff into water below.

   Klippenspringen

   • Cliff diving requires great courage and skill.
   • He has been practicing cliff diving for years.
   • The championship in cliff diving attracts athletes from around the world.

2. Risky decision-makingC1informal

   A metaphorical term for taking a big, dangerous risk in life or business.

   Riskante Entscheidung

   • Quitting his job without a backup plan was like cliff diving.
   • Investing all his savings in that startup was a financial cliff dive.
   • She decided to go cliff diving and start her own company.