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backwards roll

backwards roll noun: a movement in which one's body is rolled backwards, by crouching on the ground and lifting one's legs complete over one's head and lifting the head at the end.

Noun

backwards roll (plural backwards rolls)

  1. A movement in which one's body is rolled backwards, by crouching on the ground and lifting one's legs complete over one's head and lifting the head at the end.
  2. entry into the water while seated on the side of the boat with the water behind the diver

Forms of backwards roll

pluralbackwards rolls
alternative formbackward roll

Questions about backwards roll

What does backwards roll mean?
Backwards roll means a movement in which one's body is rolled backwards, by crouching on the ground and lifting one's legs complete over one's head and lifting the head at the end.
What part of speech is backwards roll?
Backwards roll is a noun.
What is the plural of backwards roll?
The plural of backwards roll is backwards rolls.

Words near backwards roll in the dictionary

  1. backwards compatibilities
  2. backwards compatibility
  3. backwards compatible
  4. backwards compliment
  5. backwards compliments
  6. backwards roll
  7. backwards rolls
  8. backwards-compatible
  9. backwards-compatibly
  10. backwardsness
  11. backwash

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