diving event
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈdaɪvɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt/
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evento de clavados
- As you can see above, I shot both swimming events and diving events.
Examples
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Greg Louganis, who won gold medals in both the springboard and platform diving events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, also speaks of using mental practice to prepare for each dive and of his particular technique of setting his dives to music as he practices them in his head.
Academic text (1991) -
He trained diligently for the rhythmic routines required in the upcoming diving event at the national competition.
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China has won the gold in every diving event so far in these Olympics.
Blog text (24) -
In the diving events, Kaliya Burton-Akright scored 242.40 points in the 3-meter dive to pace the Wildcat women and take home first place.
Blog text (30) -
During the championships, she executed a flawless dive in the diving event and earned the highest score from the judges.
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The diving event was thrilling, with competitors showcasing impressive techniques and daring maneuvers.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'diving event' is directly compositional: a B1 learner who knows 'diving' (the activity of jumping headfirst into water) and 'event' (an occurrence or competition) can infer it refers to an occurrence/competition involving diving. This noun+noun combination follows common, cross-linguistic compounding patterns and therefore is immediately understandable from its constituents.
Etymology
The compound diving event comes from the literal word diving, meaning jumping into water, and event, meaning a planned competition. So it names a 'competition' where people dive and are judged for skill.