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View synonyms for swallow dive
swallow dive
swallow dive
noun
- 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 equivalentswan dive
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Word History and Origins
Origin of swallow dive1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
Perhaps buoyed by the raucous home support, perhaps simply caught up in the moment, he launched himself high into the air, a flamboyant swallow dive to release the pent-up tension of the match.
From The Guardian
No-one really minds, because it is about the ferocity of rivalry and battle rather than sweet hands and swallow dives.
From BBC
Ashton flowed past him, ending with the swallow dive of old.
From The Guardian
One swallow dive does not make a winter and all that.
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One swallow dive of delight against New Zealand does not a team of big heads make.
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