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Words related to springboard

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  • 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.

  • trampoline

    a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.

  • armstand dive

    a dive starting from a handstand at the end of a springboard or a platform with the diver's back to the water.

  • cutaway dive

    a back dive in which the diver rotates the body to enter the water headfirst facing the springboard.

  • diving board

    a springboard.

  • fancy diving

    diving competition from a springboard into water, the contestants being judged chiefly by their grace and control in executing a specified series of dives in a prescribed manner.
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