half gainer

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Noun half gainer has 1 sense

half gainer - a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board
--₁ is a kind of dive, diving

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Half Gainer

Noun:

A half gainer is a diving maneuver where the diver jumps backward and rotates 180 degrees in the air before entering the water headfirst.

Example sentence: He executed a flawless half gainer, impressing the judges with his aerial skills.

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Adjective:

In a popular usage, "half gainer" can be used as an adjective to describe a local swimming pool that attracts a large number of people.

Example sentence: The half gainer pool hosted a community-wide pool party, drawing in hundreds of swimmers.

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