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swallow dive
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swallow dive
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) a type of dive in which the diver arches back while in the air, keeping his legs straight and together and his arms oustretched, finally entering the water headfirst US and Canadian equivalent swan dive
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Noun1.swallow dive - a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the waterswallow dive - a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water
swan dive
dive, diving - a headlong plunge into water
Translations
swallow dive n (Swimming) → tuffo ad angelo
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