belly flopn.

Brit.

/ˈbɛlɪ flɒp/, U.S.

/ˈbɛli ˌflɑp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: belly n., flop n.¹

Etymology: < belly n. + flop n.¹ Compare belly flopper n. and later bellyflop v.

1. A dive into water in which a person hits the surface of the water flat on his or her stomach or abdomen (intentionally or by accident), usually causing a loud smacking sound and often resulting in considerable pain across the front of the body. Cf. belly buster n. 2.

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > diving into water > specific manner

belly flop1895

belly flopper1895

swallow dive1898

swallow-diving1898

swan dive1898

swallow1902

cannonball1905

jackknife1906

honeypot1941

belly-flopping1948

1895 Dial. Notes 1 396 Belly-flop, belly-flopper, an attempt at diving which results in striking the water on the stomach.

1917 Daily Missoulian (Missoula, Montana) 22 July 1/1 Those golden days when ‘Billy’ Smith first did the belly-flop from the rickety spring board.

1953 R. Lehmann Echoing Grove 238 The nasty expectation of a belly-flop:..the water has become so huge.

1973 N.Y. Mag. 17 Sept. 68/2 Another thing they're [sc. dolphins] fond of doing—though they're more than graceful—is pretending to be awkward, leaping out of the water and landing—splat!—in a belly flop. They'd systematically splash every one of us in the crew.

2007 Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News (Nexis) 18 Mar. d1 Next up was the diving board... I couldn't get it. Every try was a belly flop. Smack belly, swim out, get in line, try again.

2. In extended use.

a. An act of throwing oneself down suddenly on the stomach or face first; spec. (North American) an act of launching oneself on to a moving sledge, face down, in order to ride down a hill.Recorded earliest as a modifier.

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > dropping to ground to avoid bullets

belly flop1906

belly-flopping1918

1906 Elkhart (Indiana) Daily Rev. 21 Dec. 7/3 Dear Santa:—I want a battle ship, I want a belly flop sled.

1915 Biggleswade (Bedfordshire) Chron. 12 Mar. 1/5 All of a sudden a shower of bullets came whistling around us. We quickly let our load go, and do a ‘belly flop’, generally in nice rich mud and water.

1943 Herald-Press (St. Joseph, Mich.) 31 Dec. 16/3 He thought of all those bellyflops he'd made on his sled down the Park Street viaduct as a kid.

1988 A. Rampone Silent Birdmen 214 He did a flying belly flop into our helicopter.

2007 T. Morris Class Favorite 122 I did a belly flop onto my bed, buried my face in my pillow, and cried.

2009 J. D. Thompson Blackwater Philosopher 46 Even the grown-ups got into the act as they got a running start, did a belly flop on a sled and barreled down the incline.

b. An instance of an aircraft crash-landing directly on to its fuselage, having damaged, or been unable to lower, the landing gear. Cf. belly-landing at belly n. 4d.

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society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > landing > emergency > with undercarriage retracted

pancake1912

pancaking1912

belly flop1938

belly-landing1939

1938 Centralia (Washington) Daily Chron. 8 July 3/7 After the stall, the landing gear was torn from the ship and the plane took a belly-flop.

1998 Daily Mail 1 Apr. 16/2 My belief is that he calculated that if he put the gear up, he would never get it down again. That would have meant a belly-flop landing and a near-certain disaster.

2006 Army Times (Nexis) 2 Oct. 21 The pilots had forgotten to lower the landing gear. The result was a 240,000-pound belly flop as the bomber slid down the runway for 1½ miles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	belly flop
释义	belly flopn. Brit. /ˈbɛlɪ flɒp/, U.S. /ˈbɛli ˌflɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: belly n., flop n.¹ Etymology: < belly n. + flop n.¹ Compare belly flopper n. and later bellyflop v. 1. A dive into water in which a person hits the surface of the water flat on his or her stomach or abdomen (intentionally or by accident), usually causing a loud smacking sound and often resulting in considerable pain across the front of the body. Cf. belly buster n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > diving into water > specific manner belly flop1895 belly flopper1895 swallow dive1898 swallow-diving1898 swan dive1898 swallow1902 cannonball1905 jackknife1906 honeypot1941 belly-flopping1948 1895 Dial. Notes 1 396 Belly-flop, belly-flopper, an attempt at diving which results in striking the water on the stomach. 1917 Daily Missoulian (Missoula, Montana) 22 July 1/1 Those golden days when ‘Billy’ Smith first did the belly-flop from the rickety spring board. 1953 R. Lehmann Echoing Grove 238 The nasty expectation of a belly-flop:..the water has become so huge. 1973 N.Y. Mag. 17 Sept. 68/2 Another thing they're [sc. dolphins] fond of doing—though they're more than graceful—is pretending to be awkward, leaping out of the water and landing—splat!—in a belly flop. They'd systematically splash every one of us in the crew. 2007 Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News (Nexis) 18 Mar. d1 Next up was the diving board... I couldn't get it. Every try was a belly flop. Smack belly, swim out, get in line, try again. 2. In extended use. a. An act of throwing oneself down suddenly on the stomach or face first; spec. (North American) an act of launching oneself on to a moving sledge, face down, in order to ride down a hill.Recorded earliest as a modifier. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > dropping to ground to avoid bullets belly flop1906 belly-flopping1918 1906 Elkhart (Indiana) Daily Rev. 21 Dec. 7/3 Dear Santa:—I want a battle ship, I want a belly flop sled. 1915 Biggleswade (Bedfordshire) Chron. 12 Mar. 1/5 All of a sudden a shower of bullets came whistling around us. We quickly let our load go, and do a ‘belly flop’, generally in nice rich mud and water. 1943 Herald-Press (St. Joseph, Mich.) 31 Dec. 16/3 He thought of all those bellyflops he'd made on his sled down the Park Street viaduct as a kid. 1988 A. Rampone Silent Birdmen 214 He did a flying belly flop into our helicopter. 2007 T. Morris Class Favorite 122 I did a belly flop onto my bed, buried my face in my pillow, and cried. 2009 J. D. Thompson Blackwater Philosopher 46 Even the grown-ups got into the act as they got a running start, did a belly flop on a sled and barreled down the incline. b. An instance of an aircraft crash-landing directly on to its fuselage, having damaged, or been unable to lower, the landing gear. Cf. belly-landing at belly n. 4d. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > landing > emergency > with undercarriage retracted pancake1912 pancaking1912 belly flop1938 belly-landing1939 1938 Centralia (Washington) Daily Chron. 8 July 3/7 After the stall, the landing gear was torn from the ship and the plane took a belly-flop. 1998 Daily Mail 1 Apr. 16/2 My belief is that he calculated that if he put the gear up, he would never get it down again. That would have meant a belly-flop landing and a near-certain disaster. 2006 Army Times (Nexis) 2 Oct. 21 The pilots had forgotten to lower the landing gear. The result was a 240,000-pound belly flop as the bomber slid down the runway for 1½ miles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1895
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