BACK DIVE


Meaning of BACK DIVE in English

noun

Etymology: back (III)

1. : a dive from a position facing the diving board — see cutaway ; compare backward dive

2. : a category in competitive diving that includes those dives in which the body rotates backward from a backward standing takeoff — compare front dive , reverse dive , twist dive

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