"backward dive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backward dives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} backward dive (plural backward dives)
  1. A dive in which the diver faces away from the water while taking off, and lands facing backwards.
    Sense id: en-backward_dive-en-noun-ort6Utcs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Diving

Inflected forms

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        "A dive in which the diver faces away from the water while taking off, and lands facing backwards."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "dive",
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    }
  ],
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        "English multiword terms",
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        "A dive in which the diver faces away from the water while taking off, and lands facing backwards."
      ],
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