diving board
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of diving board
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Yateem said the competition pool will include a diving board, adding that “we’re working on a location for that now.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
For him, finding the diving board at an early age was salvation.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024
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
Plus, the sugared-up Maghen-Dekel boys both jumped from that diving board with healthy encouragement from their parents, who despite keeping a literal scoreboard at home, lead their family with incredible heart.
From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023
When I could swim the width of the pool without them, I was allowed to jump off the diving board.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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