diving boardnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ ˌbɔːd/us/ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ ˌbɔːrd/a board that sticks out over a swimming pool, from which people can dive (= jump) into water below
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Swimming
- aquatics
- armband
- backstroke
- bellyflop
- butterfly
- depth
- dog paddle
- dove
- frogman
- gala
- pearl diver
- scissor kick
- scuba diving
- shaken
- snorkel
- stroke
- swallow dive
- swan dive
- swimming baths
- tread
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Examples from literature
- Diving followed, both from the edge of the bath and from the diving board.
- It is like diving off a diving board for the first time.