Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diving header

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: div-ing -head-er
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ball struck near ground level by the head of a diving player.

Example Sentences

"To that end, the home supporters were in good voice to begin with, but it was Newcastle who started the game in the ascendancy, with Barton putting a diving header over the top from Jose Enrique's cross."

Inflected Forms

diving headers (plural)

Questions

What does diving header mean?: A ball struck near ground level by the head of a diving player.

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