- half twist
- [͵hɑ:fʹtwıst]
полвинта, полуповорот (плавание, прыжки в воду)
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
half twist
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full twist — noun : a front or back dive in which the diver executes a complete turn of the body on a vertical axis without bending the body compare half twist * * * Diving. a front or back dive made by a complete rotation of the body on its vertical axis. Cf … Useful english dictionary
full twist — Diving. a front or back dive made by a complete rotation of the body on its vertical axis. Cf. half twist (def. 1). * * * … Universalium
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