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belly flop

noun as in dive in which front smacks water

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In fact, they discovered, this particular sequence of movements — curl up, jump, finish with a belly flop — is not unusual among other worm-shaped organisms that jump, including caterpillars and fly larvae.

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He smacked the ground face-first in the world’s sandiest belly flop.

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King executed a "belly flop", throwing her full 16-17 stone weight on to Czernuszka-Watts' back while holding on to her legs.

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In Switzerland, he was rescued by scuba divers who pulled him unconscious from a lake after a belly flop.

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In Switzerland he was rescued by scuba divers who pulled him unconscious from a lake after a belly flop.

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