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Meanings of high dive in English

Spanish
salto de gran altura
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Water sport involving diving from relatively great heights.

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salto de gran altura
Usage of high dive in English
1
It was like a high dive into a very small pool.
Reuters
2
She held her breath, shut her eyes, ready to jump off the high dive.
Body work
3
Graham ran toward their end like a foot-racer, while Paula darted up the high dive.
The Little Lady of the Big House
4
The pool has a diving tower with spring boards and two 33-feet high dive platforms.
The Irish Times
5
Someone else has taken a long high dive into a cold bowl of Chunky Sirloin Soup.
The stand
6
He shouted with glee when he read the skit-he was taking his high dive in life.
Andrew the Glad
7
It was like jumping off the high dive.
The kiss
8
Colon looked shivery the last time he was up on the bank for a high dive!
Fred Fenton on the Crew; Or, The Young Oarsmen of Riverport Scho...
9
He had to tilt across it and catch the brass knob-likesnatching a ring in a high dive.
A Matter of Proportion
10
But in my time a little Eyetalian tried the high dive, and it turned out different with him.
My Antonia
11
But, I'm not talking about a sport that's traditionally elegant such as figure skating, the high dive, or even tennis.
The South African
12
She felt like she was on a high dive about to initiate a plunge, and the thought made her heart race more.
Heat Wave
13
If the crowd saw no more than had been given them-merelya high dive into a comparatively shallow tank-therewould be grumbling.
Joe Strong, the Boy Fish; or, Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank
14
Sometimes big losers at the tables get wanting to take a high dive, and that would be bad publicity for the hotel.
The stand
15
The reel had been set to Pink's "So What," and it continued, showing a girl with dreadlocks jumping off the high dive.
Survival of the Fiercest
16
It was a high dive from the parapet; and, to the Bishop, watching the spot where the Knight cleft the water, the moments seemed hours.
The White Ladies of Worcester: A Romance of the Twelfth Century
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