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airline
An airline is a company which provides regular services carrying people or goods in aeroplanes. -
back dive
a dive in which the diver stands on the springboard with the back to the water and jumps up, arching backward to land either feetfirst facing the springboard or headfirst facing away from the springboard. -
bottle imp
Cartesian diver. -
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cartesian diver
a glass vessel partially filled with water and covered with an airtight membrane, containing a hollow object that is open at the bottom and contains just enough air to allow it to float. Pressing on the membrane compresses the air in the vessel and forces water into the object, causing it to sink; releasing the membrane causes it to rise. -
cutaway dive
a back dive in which the diver rotates the body to enter the water headfirst facing the springboard.