belly flop
an awkward, usually unintentional dive in which the front of the body strikes the water horizontally, the abdomen or chest bearing the brunt of the impact.
a maneuver with a sled in which the sledder runs with the sled to gain momentum and jumps forward to land on top of the sled as it moves through the snow.
a failure; flop.
Origin of belly flop
1- Sometimes belly flopper .
Words Nearby belly flop
Other definitions for belly-flop (2 of 2)
to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding.
to land or throw oneself heavily down on one's belly: so tired he just belly-flopped on the bed.
Origin of belly-flop
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How to use belly flop in a sentence
There, the vehicle will use a similar belly flop to arrest itself as it falls through Mars’s thin atmosphere.
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British Dictionary definitions for belly flop
a dive into water in which the body lands horizontally
another name for belly landing
(intr) to perform a belly flop
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