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half gainer

noun

, Diving.
  1. a dive in which the diver takes off facing forward and performs a backward half-somersault, entering the water headfirst and facing the springboard.


half gainer

noun

  1. a type of dive in which the diver completes a half backward somersault to enter the water headfirst facing the diving board Compare gainer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

He did the same lousy old half gainer all day long.

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