armstandn.
/ˈɑːmstand/, U.S. /ˈɑrmˌstænd/ Diving.
A handstand performed at the end of a diving platform as the starting position for a dive. Frequently attributive, as armstand dive.
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1915 Official Handbk. Athletic League Y.M.C.A. 79 Armstand with double somersault.
1951 Swimming (E.S.S.A.) v. 87 Bend forwards and grip the end of the board with the hands, allowing the fingers to overlap the edge... You can then throw or press up into the armstand position.
1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVII. 864/1 Armstand dives, in which the performer must maintain a perfectly balanced handstand at the edge of the platform before executing his dive.
2010 Australian (Nexis) 22 Jan. (Sport section) 34 My armstand dive is much harder than the one I have been doing.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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