Fosbury flop

/ (ˈfɒzbərɪ, -brɪ) /

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noun

athletics a modern high-jumping technique whereby the jumper clears the bar headfirst and backwards

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Word Origin for Fosbury flop

C20: named after Dick Fosbury (born 1947), US winner of men's high jump at Mexico Olympics in 1968, who perfected the technique

Words nearby Fosbury flop

forza, forzando, FOS, Fosamax, Fosbury, Fosbury flop, foscarnet sodium, Foscolo, Fosdick, Foshan, FOSHU

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How to use Fosbury flop in a sentence

When Fernandez got control of AirAsia it had been a limping, government-subsidized flop.
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Earlier, a two-headed dragon in the Ron Howard flop Willow was known, at least around the set, as the “Ebersisk.”
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Everyone dressed appropriately and even impeccably—not a flip-flop in sight.
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In case the film was transposed to 2014, the director believes it would be a guaranteed flop.
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Not surprisingly, the per diem proposal has been a flop since Moran floated it a few weeks ago.
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Bud turned his hotcakes with a vicious flop that spattered more batter on the stove.
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Never a flop of tail to indicate gratitude for blandishments, never the faintest symptom of canine appreciation.
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One of these days Dan will take a flop and land clean over in the Thatcher camp.
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She says to tell you it looks at last like our old eagle bird will have a chance to flop its wings in France.
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Margaret knelt in a soft flop of scented lingerie beside the indignant young thing.
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