swan dive

1. 1.

   a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water

   Synonymsswallow dive

   Broaderdive

Questions about swan dive

What does swan dive mean?

swan dive means "a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water".

What is another word for swan dive?

Close synonyms include swallow dive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is swan dive a common word?

swan dive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.