Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forward dive

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: for-ward -dive
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dive in which the diver faces the water while taking off, and lands facing forward.

Inflected Forms

forward dives (plural)

Antonyms

backward dive

Questions

What does forward dive mean?: A dive in which the diver faces the water while taking off, and lands facing forward.

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