diving

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Dive Source: opted

2. a. That dives or is used or diving. Source: opted

3. n. an athletic competition that involves diving into water Source: wordnet

4. n. a headlong plunge into water Source: wordnet

5. That dives or is used or diving. Diving beetle (Zoöl.), any beetle of the family Dytiscidæ, which habitually lives under water; - - called also water tiger. -- Diving bell, a hollow inverted vessel, sometimes bell-shaped">bell-shaped, in which men may descend and work under water, respiration being sustained by the compressed air at the top, by fresh air pumped in through a tube from above. -- Diving dress. See Submarine armor, under Submarine. -- Diving stone, a kind of jasper. Source: webster

6. That dives or is used or diving. Diving beetle (Zoöl.), anybeetle of the family Dytiscidæ, which habitually lives under water; -- called also water tiger.-- Diving bell, a hollow inverted vessel, sometimes bell-shaped">bell-shaped, inwhich men may descend and work under water, respiration beingsustained by the compressed air at the top, by fresh air pumped inthrough a tube from above.-- Diving dress. See Submarine armor, under Submarine.-- Diving stone, a kind of jasper. Source: adambom

7. j:50/n:50 n. an athletic competition that involves diving into water Source: ecdict

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