swallow dive

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nounChiefly British.

Origin of swallow dive

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

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British Dictionary definitions for swallow dive

swallow dive

noun
  1. 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 equivalent: swan dive

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