JACKKNIFE

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Definition

  1. verb dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife.
  2. noun a large knife with one or more folding blades. — synonyms: clasp_knife
  3. noun a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out.

Examples

  • “He kept a jack-knife in his pocket for various tasks.”
  • “It took me hundreds of dives to master even the simple jackknife”
  • “I have seen several jack-knives along that dangerous stretch of road.”

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