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A dive in which the diver faces away from the water while taking off, and lands facing backwards.
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backward dive — noun : a dive in fancy diving from a position facing the board and keeping the back toward the water throughout compare cutaway … Useful english dictionary
back dive — noun Etymology: back (III) 1. : a dive from a position facing the diving board see cutaway; compare backward dive 2. : a category in competitive diving that includes those dives in which the body rotates backward from a backward standing takeoff… … Useful english dictionary
forward dive — noun A dive in which the diver faces the water while taking off, and lands facing forward. Ant: backward dive … Wiktionary
inward dive — noun : a competitive diving category including dives in which the body from a backward standing takeoff position rotates forward around a transverse axis compare back dive, front dive, reverse dive, twist dive … Useful english dictionary
reverse dive — noun : one of several competitive dives in which the body rotates backward around a transverse axis from a front takeoff compare back dive, front dive, inward dive, twist dive … Useful english dictionary
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