Bellyflop

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• bellyflop — ► NOUN informal ▪ a dive into water, landing flat on one s front …   English terms dictionary

• bellyflop — informal noun a dive into water, landing flat on one s front. verb (bellyflops, bellyflopping, bellyflopped) perform a bellyflop …   English new terms dictionary

• bellyflop — belly flop n. Informal A dive in which the front of the body hits flat against a surface, especially of water.   belʹly flop (bĕlʹē flŏp ) v. * * * …   Universalium

• bellyflop — verb (To enter the water on your belly when diving, or to fail at something.) …   Wiktionary

• Bellyflop — bellybuster; dive so that one s stomach hits the water first …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• bellyflop — Australian Slang bellybuster; dive so that one s stomach hits the water first …   English dialects glossary

• bellyflop — n a. a shallow dive, landing stomach first on water b. an ignominious or total failure …   Contemporary slang

• bellyflop — n. type of dive in which one plunges stomach first into the water v. dive so that a person s stomach hits the water first …   English contemporary dictionary

• bellyflop — n. & v. colloq. n. a dive into water in which the body lands with the belly flat on the water. v.intr. ( flopped, flopping) perform this dive …   Useful english dictionary

• National Airlines Flight 16 — Accident summary Date 5 October 1945 Type Pilot error Site …   Wikipedia