diving board
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- noun
- /ˈdaɪvɪŋ bɔrd/
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- At the pool, the diver jumped off the diving board and performed a perfect flip into the water.
- pools with diving boards
- swimming pools with diving boards
- diving board manufacturer
And so I'm standing on the diving board and I'm devastated.
- And so I'm standing on the diving board and I'm devastated.
- How about I now ask you to go to the high diving board or stand on the edge of a Cliff where they all dive off.
- They put us through the salt course, the endurance course, all these tests, exams, we had to fall backwards off the off the high diving board and I'm in the Royal Marines.
- That's the devil's diving board, Daddy, and the devil will jump right off of anything and laying in the back of your fucking ball bag.
Examples
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Gather round, over there by the diving board.
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What happened to the diving board?
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And then when they reach the, you know, the edge of the diving board, they stop.
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Then I went down to the diving board, and went...
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Siggy is standing on the diving board, ready for his approach.
Fiction book (1991) -
Sera gets up, takes a drink, and then walks to the diving board.
Fiction book (1995) -
You wouldn't believe how many diving board accidents there are.
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Bob is standing near the end of the diving board, holding Siggy by the hips.
Fiction book (1991) -
Also, some diving boards have more spring and can propel a diver higher than others.
Academic text (2004) -
Overall, Duraflex's sales of diving boards have been stable over many years, ranging between 1,200 and 1,400 annually.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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A flexible board used to jump higher in diving or gymnastics
A raised diving board high above the pool for diving
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Morphology
The meaning 'a board from which swimmers jump or dive' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'diving' (the activity of jumping into water) with 'board' (a long, flat piece). This simple noun–noun compounding follows standard English composition and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Diving board paints a simple picture: a long board that sticks out over a pool so someone can dive or jump into the water. That's why it means 'the board or platform used for jumping or diving into a pool'.