"diving board" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: diving boards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} diving board (plural diving boards)
  1. A springboard used for diving into water. Categories (topical): Sports equipment
    Sense id: en-diving_board-en-noun-hx1TZ8Ks Disambiguation of Sports equipment: 96 4
  2. A diving platform. Categories (topical): Diving
    Sense id: en-diving_board-en-noun-IAygCnle Disambiguation of Diving: 32 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: diving-board

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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