swan dive
a forward dive in which the diver while in the air assumes a position with the arms outstretched at shoulder height and the legs straight and together, and enters the water with the arms stretched above the head.
Origin of swan dive
1- Also called, especially British, swallow dive.
Other definitions for swan-dive (2 of 2)
to perform a swan dive.
to decrease suddenly and decisively; plummet: Stock prices swan-dived overnight.
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British Dictionary definitions for swan dive
US and Canadian a type of dive in which the diver arches back while in the air, keeping his legs straight and together and his arms outstretched, finally entering the water headfirst: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): swallow dive
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