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front dive

noun

a dive from a position facing the water in which the diver jumps up from the springboard, rotating the body forward, and enters the water either headfirst or feetfirst.

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Also called forward dive.

Origin of front dive

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby front dive

front burner, front burner, on a, front channel, front court, front desk, front dive, front door, front-drive, Frontenac, Frontenac et Palluau, front-end
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