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water splash

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noun

  1. a place where a stream runs over a road

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For your first push, don't use too much force — there's likely air inside the bell, which can make water splash out of the bowl if you plunge too vigorously at first.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2022

“I’m with them a lot. I’m breathing in second-hand prayer all the time. I am in what’s called the holy water splash zone.”

From The Guardian • May 4, 2018

We lower down into the water, splash at the surface, detach from the guide rope, and float away from the ship.

From Scientific American • Feb. 12, 2018

Two Australian swimmers were given a big water splash to the face for failing to come back to the athletes village after a night out in Copacabana.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2016

I take off my moccasins and, wading into the cool water, splash upstream toward Alice’s camp.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George