diving board
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of diving board
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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For him, finding the diving board at an early age was salvation.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024
Many recall the photograph of her wearing it on a diving board, which was re-created at the end of Episode 2.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023
This felt, he reported, “like hanging horizontally on belts, as if in a suspended state,” a circumstance passingly familiar to anyone who has been on a roller coaster or jumped off a diving board.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2023
Despite his skill on the diving board, the swimming coach declined to take him on a team trip to Buffalo, which was also to include a visit to Niagara Falls.
From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2022
A third tumbler containing pieces of soft fruit stood poised at the end of the diving board.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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