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Discipline of sport parachuting
Formation skydiving, traditionally called "relative work" (RW) or "group freefall", is a discipline of sport parachuting where two or more participants
Formation_skydiving
Skydiving discipline
the risk involved in free flying. Vertical formation skydiving (VFS) is a subcategory of formation skydiving using high-speed body positions normally associated
Freeflying
Action sport of exiting an aircraft and returning to Earth using a parachute
Parachuting and skydiving are methods of descending from altitude to the surface using the power of gravity, and a parachute. The three phases of parachuting
Parachuting
American skydiver (born 1943)
work, now called formation skydiving. As it became a competitive sport, he took part in some of the earliest large group formations, including the first
Jerry_Bird_(skydiver)
Parachuting in Spain
European 16-Way Formation Skydiving Championship (1998), the first 16-Way Formation Skydiving World Cup (1998), the twenty-fourth Spanish Skydiving Championship
Skydive_Empuriabrava
indoor skydiving facility in Empuriabrava, Spain, where every event has been held since. The WindGames includes Vertical Formation Skydiving, 4-way Formation
Wind_Games
Technique to increase horizontal speed while skydiving
end of the day, and with less emphasis on quantitative results (formation skydiving), or on holding difficult and new body positions (freeflying). They
Tracking_(skydiving)
The World Indoor Skydiving Championships (WISC), also known as the World Cup of Indoor Skydiving, is an annual indoor skydiving competition sanctioned
World Indoor Skydiving Championships
World_Indoor_Skydiving_Championships
Mexican-Canadian indoor skydiving competitor
the national level. Hernandez Girouard began skydiving in 1995. She initially focused on Formation skydiving and was part of the Canadian 102-way national
Lise_Hernandez_Girouard
Topics referred to by the same term
the advancement of vertical flight Vertical formation skydiving, is a subcategory of formation skydiving using high-speed body positions normally associated
VFS
Barometric tool
position; this feature is useful for experienced skydivers as well as formation skydiving load organizers or accelerated freefall instructors.[citation needed]
Pressure_altimeter
Variant of skydiving
Wingsuit flying (or wingsuiting) is the sport of skydiving using a webbing-sleeved jumpsuit called a wingsuit to add webbed area to the diver's body and
Wingsuit_flying
Formation of parachutists in flight
canopy formation commonly called Canopy Relative Work or CRW (pronounced kro͞o) is a skydiving discipline where jumpers build canopy formations by intentional
Canopy_formation
American skydiver
Arizona Airspeed, a skydiving team based at Skydive Arizona. Brodsky-Chenfeld led Airspeed four- and eight-person formation skydiving teams to six World
Dan_Brodsky-Chenfeld
Skydiving drop zone in Cark, Cumbria, England
System, Accelerated Freefall and Tandem skydiving. The centre provides advanced coaching in formation skydiving and freefly. Peter Shaw – May 2005 North
North_West_Parachute_Centre
Skydiving resort in the United States
the world. It is also home to World Vertical Formation and National Gold and Silver Formation Skydiving medalist teams. Skydive Chicago is also the brainchild
Skydive_Chicago_Resort
2003 British parachuting death
in a week-long British Collegiate Parachute Association championship skydiving competition with his "Black Rain" teammates and fellow officer cadets
Death_of_Stephen_Hilder
Air sports with the discipline parachuting were introduced as World Games sports at the 1997 World Games in Lahti. At the 2013 World Games in Cali, paragliding
Air_sports_at_the_World_Games
Type of skydiving
type of formation skydiving involving a large group of skydivers coming together while in freefall to form a specific and predetermined formation. All the
Big-ways
City in Georgia, United States
headquartered in Ellijay. Jerry Bird (1943-present), a pioneer in formation skydiving, was born in Ellijay. John Davis (1965–present) was a starting offensive
Ellijay,_Georgia
of Formation Skydiving in Saarlouis Winners: Hayabusa NMP PCH (m) / VR4 France Femmes (f) Vertical Formation Skydiving winners: SDC Core Formation Skydiving
2017_in_sports
2006 Canadian TV series or program
season Title Original release date TBA 1 "Bulletproof vests, Robots, Formation skydiving" April 4, 2007 (2007-04-04) TBA 2 "Family Car, Letter, Titanium"
How_Do_They_Do_It?
Forms of competitive activity
Naval pentathlon* Orienteering Parachuting (Accuracy landing and Formation skydiving) Sailing Shooting Skiing (Alpine, Biathlon, Cross-country, Mountaineering
Military_sports
plane as it dives. She has participated in big way formation skydiving. Regarding freestyle skydiving, Mancino said, "It becomes kind of boring to me because
Roberta_Mancino
The open formation skydiving event at the 2001 World Games in Akita was played from 17 to 19 August. A total of thirty parachuters, from six nations,
Air sports at the 2001 World Games – Open formation skydiving
Air_sports_at_the_2001_World_Games_–_Open_formation_skydiving
28-way formation skydiving sequential competition. This event has since ended after being run from 2005 to 2015. A drop zone formation skydiving bigway
Skydive_Hibaldstow
The open formation skydiving event at the 2001 World Games in Akita was played from 17 to 19 August 2001. 30 parachuters, from 6 nations, participated
Parachuting at the 2001 World Games – Open formation skydiving
Parachuting_at_the_2001_World_Games_–_Open_formation_skydiving
Singaporean indoor skydiver (born 2002)
was introduced to indoor skydiving in 2010 when her mother was working on advertising for iFly Singapore, an indoor skydiving facility located at Sentosa
Kyra_Poh
Parachute display team
Four-Way Formation Skydiving Championship, held from 29 October to 7 November at Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The team, from the Commando Formation, also
Singapore Armed Forces Parachute Team
Singapore_Armed_Forces_Parachute_Team
UK civil aviation (other than commercial air transport)
gymnastics, formation skydiving, canopy formation, freestyle and freeflying, and skysurfing. British teams consistently win medals in canopy formation world
General aviation in the United Kingdom
General_aviation_in_the_United_Kingdom
6 – 13: 18th FAI World Canopy Formation Championships in Gold Coast October 6 – 13: 23rd FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships in Gold Coast October
2018_in_sports
World governing body for air sports
Powered and glider aircraft Aerobatics Rotorcraft Parachuting (Skydiving) Space Indoor Skydiving (Bodyflight) General Air Sports (CASI) Aerobatics (CIVA) Aeromodelling
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
Fédération_Aéronautique_Internationale
Biennial competitive parachuting championship
Parachuting (Skydiving): 9-26 October 2022 in Eloy, Arizona, USA, and is organised by Skydive Arizona. 20th FAI World Canopy formation Championships
World Parachuting Championships
World_Parachuting_Championships
China (f) Formation Skydiving 4 Way Formation winners: Belgium (m) / United States (f) 8 Way Formation winners: United States Vertical Formation winners:
2016_in_air_sports
4-Way winners: Belgium Women's Formation Skydiving 4-Way winners: United States Open Vertical Formation Skydiving winners: France December 1–12: Air
2015_in_sports
American skydiver (1955–2003)
cornfields in Hinckley, Illinois. At the time, relative work (RW) or formation skydiving was in its infancy. Carl and Roger Nelson, unlike most skydivers
Roger_Nelson_(skydiver)
injury, and in 2009 reformed with two new members as a vertical formation skydiving team. Based on their performance in the World Cup in 2009, coming
Bad_Lieutenants
2008 video game
Sky Diving (also known as Go! Sports Skydiving) is a 2008 sports video game developed by Lightweight and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for
Go!_Sports_Skydiving
2006 murder in Belgium
Belgian media gave to the crime that led to a 2010 Belgian love triangle skydiving murder trial. The defendant, elementary school teacher and amateur skydiver
Parachute_Murder
Topics referred to by the same term
can refer to: an acoustic system containing four loudspeakers a formation skydiving event, "4-way sequential", that has four members in each team a Symmetric
4-way
American writer and skydiver
creating the largest skydiving formation ever built in the skies above Udon Thani, Thailand. The record was set when 400 World Team skydiving, exiting five C-130
Jim_McCormick_(author)
American rock climber (born 1973)
started skydiving in 2007. As she explains in A Perfect Circle, because there are not official dropzones in Moab and she became enamored of skydiving, she
Steph_Davis
Indoor Skydiving in Macau October 5–11: 2024 FAI World Artistic Events Championships in Beaufort October 5–11: 2024 FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships
2024_in_air_sports
Multi-purpose centre in South Africa
by the Aero Club of South Africa. The Sport Skydivers Association Formation Skydiving, Artistic Events, and Canopy Piloting committees provided coaches
The_Ranch_Resort
a four-person star formation while parachuting over Arvin, California. It is the first documented example of formation skydiving. March 5 – Somali Airlines
1964_in_aviation
piston-engined aircraft (Carcassonne in 1945, Saint-Yan in 1947), and skydiving (Biscarosse in 1953). Over the years, the French civil aviation administration
Service d'exploitation de la formation aéronautique
Service_d'exploitation_de_la_formation_aéronautique
12: 13th FAI World Cup of Artistic Events & 22nd FAI World Cup of Formation Skydiving in Eloy October 18 – 29: 43rd CISM World Military Parachuting Championship
2019_in_sports
Championships in Eloy October 20 – 26: 2022 FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships, 2022 FAI World Canopy Formation Championships, 2022 FAI World Artistic Events
2022_in_sports
Village in India
Indoor Skydiving Arena in located in Gandipet. Mandals and villages in Rangareddy District 2 "Rangareddy district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal
Gandipet
Layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere
890 ft (41,419 m). Eustace also broke the world records for vertical speed skydiving, reached with a peak velocity of 1,321 km/h (822 mph) and total freefall
Stratosphere
landing Dale Stuart Chifumi Sakakibara Lucrezia Manni-Hunold Skydiving - formation skydiving United States Daniel Brodsky-Chenfeld Jack Jefferies Mark
List of 1997 World Games medal winners
List_of_1997_World_Games_medal_winners
American professional skydiver (born 1976)
member of the Red Bull Air Force, and is considered to be a pioneer of the skydiving discipline of swooping. Provenzano was born in Greenwich, Connecticut
Jeff_Provenzano
Malaysian police officer (born 1963)
the sport of parachuting, whether in the event Accuracy, Formation Skydiving and Canopy Formation. Many involved in the demonstration as participants and
Abdul_Razak_Mohd_Yusof
2000 American TV series or program
Cutaway is a 2000 American crime action television film about skydiving, co-written and directed by Guy Manos. The term "cut-away" is used frequently
Cutaway_(2000_film)
Wingsuit flying carried out in proximity to a powered aircraft
2021). "Airplane Wingsuit Formation (AWF)". Skydivemag. Retrieved 7 May 2025. "Patrick De Gayardon". International Skydiving Museum & Hall of Fame. Retrieved
Airplane_wingsuit_formation
Plünnecke Frank Täsler United States Trent Alkek Stephen Boyd Jed Lloyd Formation skydiving details United States Shannon Pilcher Doug Park Jonathan Tagle Solly
Parachuting at the 2005 World Games
Parachuting_at_the_2005_World_Games
Championships Continental Colombia 19–27 Parachuting 2022 FAI World Formation Skydiving Championships International 4-Way Open: United States 4-Way Female:
2022_in_sports_by_month
2013). "Skydiving collision proves fatal". Stuff. Retrieved 4 May 2024. Munro, Peter (24 March 2013). "Exhilaration turns to horror in skydiving tragedy"
List of fatalities due to wingsuit flying
List_of_fatalities_due_to_wingsuit_flying
Moxnes Great Britain Mikey Carpenter Alberto Fuertes Adam Mattacola Formation skydiving United States Andy Delk Craig Girard Mark Kirkby Steve Nowak Eliana
List of 2009 World Games medal winners
List_of_2009_World_Games_medal_winners
Type of whirlwind
Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2014. "Skydiving instructor Tony Rokov killed in accident at Goulburn airport". Sydney
Dust_devil
Military unit
its name indicates, the unit was the first parachute infantry brigade formation in the British Army. Formed from three parachute battalions as well as
1st Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)
1st_Parachute_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)
Moxnes Great Britain Mikey Carpenter Alberto Fuertes Adam Mattacola Formation skydiving details United States Andy Delk Craig Girard Mark Kirkby Steve Nowak
Parachuting at the 2009 World Games
Parachuting_at_the_2009_World_Games
Sporting event delegation
Niyazov Yevgeni Stashchenko Aleksandr Kvochur Parachuting 4-way formation skydiving Silver Viktor Furazhkin Powerlifting Men's -90 kg Silver Galina
Russia_at_the_World_Games
Steep-sided canyon in Arizona, US
of the park boundaries). In 2016, skydiving at the Grand Canyon become possible with the first Grand Canyon Skydiving operation opening up at the Grand
Grand_Canyon
Freestyle and Skysurfing 12th World Parachuting Championships in Formation Skydiving 9th World Cup of Parachuting Champions in Style and Accuracy Competitions
1997_World_Air_Games
British Parachute Regiment team
broke the Guinness World Record for the largest flag down-planed while skydiving, measuring 450 square metres (4,800 sq ft). In 2023, five team members
Red Devils (Parachute Regiment)
Red_Devils_(Parachute_Regiment)
Marco Pflüger Germany Wang Jianming China Wei Ning China Open formation skydiving United States John Eagle Craig Girard Neal Houston Mark Kirkby Marc
List of 2001 World Games medal winners
List_of_2001_World_Games_medal_winners
Brazilian Air Force special operations search and rescue unit
The course teaches parachutists operational skydiving, the use of instruments and equipment; skydiving from both low and high altitudes and jumping with
Para-SAR
French skydiving team
Babylon Freefly is a French skydiving team that was formed in 1998 by Stephane Fardel in Empuriabrava, and has grown into one of the oldest and most successful
Babylon_Freefly
American aerospace engineer (born 1986)
line. Stiles has been a skydiving instructor since 2011. She competed nationally and holds 2 World Records in large-formation flying. She holds a patent
Laura_Stiles
Sports skydiving drop zone
Mother City SkyDiving - Cape Town is a sports skydiving drop zone licensed by the Parachute Association of South Africa (PASA) and the South African Civil
Mother City SkyDiving - Cape Town
Mother_City_SkyDiving_-_Cape_Town
City in California, United States
and 81 miles (130 km) north of San Diego. It is known for Lake Perris, skydiving, the Southern California Railway Museum, and its sunny dry climate. Perris
Perris,_California
Canopy piloting Skysurfing Wingsuit flying Airplane wingsuit formation Bodyflight (indoor skydiving) Paragliding Powered paragliding (paramotoring) Ultralight
List_of_sports
Finnish-American hard rock band
Are the Ones to Fall (2014) Wasted and Wounded (2014) My Remedy (2015) Skydiving Without a Parachute (2016) Drag Me Down (2016) River Phoenix (2017) Young
Santa_Cruz_(band)
the year after. Kuosma began skydiving in 1990. He took part in the breaking of the Finnish record for free-falling formation in 1993, and introduced a Russian
Jari_Kuosma
Norwegian skydiver
began skydiving in 2007. After selling his dirtbikes in order to gather the funds required for the training, he started a skydiving formation in USA
Jokke_Sommer
Airport in Menzelinsk
1700×800 meters. World parachuting championships 2010 in formation skydiving, canopy formation and artistic events (freestyle and freefly) were held from
Menzelinsk_Airport
Device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere
Company. p. 191. ISBN 0-8092-8378-6. International Skydiving Museum & Hall of Fame. "International Skydiving Hall of Fame Member Domina C. Jalbert". Retrieved
Parachute
Marco Pflüger Germany Wang Jianming China Wei Ning China Open formation skydiving details United States John Eagle Craig Girard Neal Houston Mark
Parachuting at the 2001 World Games
Parachuting_at_the_2001_World_Games
Plünnecke Frank Täsler United States Trent Alkek Stephen Boyd Jed Lloyd Formation skydiving United States Shannon Pilcher Doug Park Jonathan Tagle Solly Williams
List of 2005 World Games medal winners
List_of_2005_World_Games_medal_winners
Jump for the Cause is a non-profit group of women who perform mass skydiving formations to raise money. A new world's record was set on Saturday, September
Jump_for_the_Cause
Indian Air Force skydiving team
Akashganga is the Skydiving Display Team of the Indian Air Force. It was created on 10 August 1987, although its origins may date back to 1970s. Akash
Akash_Ganga
Designated site for manned or unmanned parachute landings
recreational jumping in groups of 2 to 100; open parachute formations and para-ski. Skydiving in sport is practiced at a drop zone, a facility with authorization
Drop_zone
Russian strategic-level special operations command
reconnaissance and airborne training). At "Senezh", potential operators learn skydiving, mountaineering, swimming and military diving, and storming buildings
Special Operations Forces (Russia)
Special_Operations_Forces_(Russia)
Russian Airborne Troops unit
celebrations in Moscow and the Moscow region, it held demonstrations and skydiving performances by paratroopers, with commandos demonstrating hand-to-hand
45th_Guards_Spetsnaz_Brigade
Brazilian stunt performer
the first parachutist to proximity fly the Swiss Alps, creating a new skydiving sport discipline now known as Speed flying. 2000, 2004, 2008, 2021: World
Luigi_Cani
Langar DZ or Skydive Langar is a BPA affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving drop zone at Langar, Nottinghamshire in the area known as the Vale of
British_Parachute_Schools
Athletic training discipline
jumping Cliff-diving Cliff jumping Rope jumping Tombstoning Parachuting/Skydiving Flying Aerobatics Air racing Gliding Hang gliding Paragliding Powered
Parkour
Indian Navy special operations force
Offshore operations Counter-terrorism operations Operations from submarines Skydiving Various special skills such as language training, insertion methods, etc
MARCOS
New Zealand's largest lake
tour around the lake which can take anywhere between four and ten hours. Skydiving is a popular local sport and tourist attraction. Taupō also hosts the
Lake_Taupō
Support Activity) RAVENS (Raiding Aggressor Volunteers Employing Night Skydiving—the very first operating unit—Ft. Campbell, KY, Sept. 1959) Airborne and
List of HALO/HAHO jump capable units
List_of_HALO/HAHO_jump_capable_units
American politician and gun control activist (born 1970)
2014, Giffords marked the third anniversary of her shooting by going skydiving. Giffords said on an interview with the Today show, "Oh, wonderful sky
Gabby_Giffords
French BASE jumper (1984–2020)
statement to the news media about the benefits of the jetpack: "... when I am skydiving, I have like this feeling of freedom like I can pretty much go where I
Vincent_Reffet
Air warfare branch of Peru's military
paratroopers were dropped from Italian Caproni Ca.111 bomber-transports. Skydiving in Peru by General Alberto Thorndike Elmore "Selfie del país". El Peruano
Peruvian_Air_Force
Calendar year
Retrieved November 10, 2018. "Google's Alan Eustace beats Baumgartner's skydiving record". BBC News. October 24, 2014. Archived from the original on November
2014
com. Retrieved 31 March 2021. Chase Patton (22 June 2007). "Navy SEAL Skydiving Shane Patton and SDVT-1 Tears Of The Sun". youtube.com. Archived from
List_of_paratrooper_forces
American WWII medium bomber
A formation of B-25Js of 16 Squadron ML-KNIL, formed in 1946, during the Indonesian War of Independence. These aircraft were used in the ground attack
North_American_B-25_Mitchell
Multiple proofs regarding Earth's approximately spherical shape
the bottom due to Earth's curvature. People in high-flying aircraft or skydiving from high-altitude balloons can plainly see the curvature of Earth. Low-flying
Empirical evidence for the spherical shape of Earth
Empirical_evidence_for_the_spherical_shape_of_Earth
Demonstration and competition parachute team
Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine. "The Golden Knights take WECT skydiving". WECT. "US Army Golden Knights Retire C-31 Jump Plane After 34 Years
United States Army Parachute Team
United_States_Army_Parachute_Team
Airport in Vernon, British Columbia
operates in uncontrolled airspace. A recreational drop zone exists for skydiving on the northwest side. The infrastructure includes the public terminal
Vernon_Regional_Airport
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English
English : habitational name from Brayley Barton in Devon, which is named with the Bray river (a back formation from High Bray, which is from Celtic brez ‘hill’) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumberland and Durham)
English (Northumberland and Durham) : unexplained; just possibly a late formation from the plant name, although tulips were not introduced into western Europe until the 16th century.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
One Star; Formation of Stars; Modern; Name of a Bright Star; Nakshaktra
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Address; Information
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps from either of two medicinal and edible plants commonly known by this name (Arctium lappa and A. minus). However, the word is not recorded in OED before 1597, rather too late for surname formation.
Boy/Male
Indian
Information on Origin
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Formation of Stars
Girl/Female
Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Mythological, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Maiden; Without Any Deformation; Wife of Gautam Rishi; A Woman who was Saved by Lord Rama
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Christian, English, Latin
Prudence; One of the Many Qualities and Virtues that the Puritans Adopted as Names After the Reformation; Caution; Discretion; Diminutive of Prudence; Cautious
Girl/Female
Indian
Knowledge; Information; Experience; Thought
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a Roman Catholic, a comparatively late formation. Most surnames originated before the Reformation, with its schism between the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Information
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name brayne (a back formation of the Yiddish female personal name brayndl, which is a diminutive of Yiddish broyn ‘brown’) + the genitive ending -s.English : variant of Brine.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Good Information
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi
Information; News
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Latin, Shakespearean
To Endure; Patience; One of the Many Qualities and Virtues that the Puritans Adopted as Names After the Reformation; Enduring; To Suffer
Girl/Female
British, Christian, English
Temperance; One of the Qualities Adopted as a First Name by the Puritans After the Reformation; Moderation; Self Restraint
Girl/Female
English
Temperance. One of the qualities adopted as a first name by the Puritans after the Reformation.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Information
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Formation of Stars
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British, English
Broad Field
Boy/Male
Tamil
Leader of the devoted, Lord of devotees
Girl/Female
Greek
Kind or innocent.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Laxmi
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Lord Shiva and Vishnu
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
The Joyful Rudra
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Preserver of the Religion Islam
Boy/Male
Indian
Handsome, Pleasant, Pleasing
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Howe 1 and 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places called Caton, in Derbyshire and Lancashire. The former is probably named with the Old English personal name or byname Cada (see Cade) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; the latter is from the Old Norse byname Káti (see Cates) + tūn.English and French : from a pet form of Catlin.
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n.
The Eocene formation.
n.
Spore formation. See Spore formation (b), under Spore.
n.
The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation.
n.
Specifically (Eccl. Hist.), the important religious movement commenced by Luther early in the sixteenth century, which resulted in the formation of the various Protestant churches.
n.
The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart.
a.
Capable of growth and development; germinal; as, living or formative matter.
n.
The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to better; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of anything vicious or corrupt; as, the reformation of manners; reformation of the age; reformation of abuses.
n.
The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.
n.
A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the Eocene formation.
n.
The Cambrian formation.
n.
The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc.
v. i.
To deliver an oration.
n.
The act of forming anew; a second forming in order; as, the reformation of a column of troops into a hollow square.
a.
Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts.
n.
The Ordovician formation.
n.
Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations.
a.
Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a termination merely formative.
n.
A substance formed or deposited.
n.
The Triassic formation.