swan dive

A forward dive performed with the legs straight together, the back arched, and the arms stretched out from the sides and then brought together over the head as the diver enters the water.

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swan dive

(Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) the US and Canadian name for swallow dive

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swan′ dive`

a forward dive in which the diver while in the air has the back arched with the arms extended sideways and the legs straight and together, and enters the water with the arms stretched above the head.

swan′-dive`

v.i. -dived -dove, -dived, -div•ing.

1. to perform a swan dive.

2. to decrease suddenly; plummet.

[1895–1905]

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Noun

swan dive - a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water

swallow dive

dive, diving - a headlong plunge into water

Translations

swan dive

n (US) → Schwalbensprung m

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Some white man must have taught him, for he made the proper swan dive and did it as beautifully as I have ever seen it.

"She beckoned the boy of the swan dive nearer to her, and signed to him to dive over again.

"She took no notice, but held up the gold coin before the eyes of the boy of the swan dive.

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The series strongly suggests that Mo and his colleagues somehow triggered the market dive, causing one of the characters (we don't yet know who) to take a swan dive from a skyscraper window.

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The singer, 35, appears to be expressionless as she re-visits some classic moments in her history - including her swan dive and where she poked herself in the face with a straw on the X Factor live show.

Cheryl's frozen face 'doesn't move' as she looks back at old photos of her natural beauty; She's come under close scrutiny for her changing face recently - and this video is only going to back up fan's theories that she's had a little help..

The 2-year yield steadied near 2.75% after diving from 2.772% to 2.736% (on Trump's tweet); the 5-year resurfaced near 2.86% after slumping from 2.885% to 2.845%; the 10-year reset at 2.96% relative to the 2.983% to 2.944% swan dive. The current 30-year found yield support under 3.085% after toppling from 3.122% highs, compared to the 3.088% award rate on the reopened bonds.

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In the latter stages, a series of Leinster handling errors under pressure allowed Coventry through, with Junior Bulumakau pouncing over with his trademark swan dive.

Coventry breeze past British & Irish Cup finalists

As the game progressed into the latter stages, a series of handling errors under pressure allowed Coventry through withJunior Bulumakaupouncing over with his trademark swan dive.

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For just the briefest moment, Captain Durman appears to be flying, a perfect swan dive. Then he tucks into a ball and hurtles into the net.

High Diver, 1929

High Five, Swan Dive, Nose Dive is a rollercoaster of constantly changing tempos and urgent riffs which prompts a stage dive from a buoyant, sweatdrenched reveller, while I Punched a Lion in the Throat closes the set with a clattering, raging crescendo.

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It's hinted that this remaster could be testing the waters for a sequel, something I'd genuinely welcome, but unrealistic pricing and another poor marketing strategy is sadly setting Full Clip Edition up for another swan dive. HHH HH | Bargain Buy: PS34 at www.tesco.com

A storm in a teacup

"[It] could be, but if you gonna take a swan dive I doubt that you worry about your feet getting cold on the way down," replies the father-of-two, gesturing to the victim's feet covered with socks.