| anhinga |
any of various large swimming and diving birds of tropical and subtropical America that have a long sharp bill and a long snaky neck; snakebird. |
| auk |
any of a group of web-footed, short-winged sea birds that live in colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere and are skilled at swimming and diving. |
| bathysphere |
a spherical diving chamber used for studying deep-sea life. |
| dabchick |
any of various small diving birds belonging to the grebe family. |
| decompression |
the act or process of decompressing or being decompressed, as in deep-sea diving. [1/2 definitions] |
| dipper |
any of several diving birds, esp. the water ouzel. [1/4 definitions] |
| dive |
to engage in a sport or pastime such as acrobatic diving, scuba diving, or skydiving. [2/12 definitions] |
| dive bomber |
a fighter-bomber designed to drop its bombs while diving toward the target. |
| diving board |
a rigidly supported springboard that projects over water, used for diving. |
| flipper |
one of a pair of flat, triangular, flexible foot coverings resembling a frog's foot and used for swimming or underwater diving. (See fin.) [1/3 definitions] |
| goldeneye |
either of two diving ducks of Eurasia or North America, having a short black bill, black and white plumage, and bright yellow eyes. |
| grebe |
any of several diving birds related to loons and having lobed rather than webbed feet. |
| half gainer |
a dive in which the diver, facing forward, executes half of a backward somersault, thus entering the water headfirst and facing the diving board. |
| loon1 |
any of several large black and white diving birds that have a laughlike cry. |
| merganser |
any of various large diving ducks that have a narrow bill with a hooked tip and serrated edges, and usu. a crest on the head. |
| murre |
either of two black and white, web-footed diving birds of northern oceans. |
| ouzel |
any of several European blackbirds or thrushes, or any of various related diving birds; ring ouzel; water ouzel. |
| redhead |
a North American diving duck, the male of which has a reddish head. [1/2 definitions] |
| scaup |
either of two wild diving ducks of North America, the males of which have a blackish head and tail and a whitish back. |
| scoter |
any of several large dark diving ducks of northern coastal waters. |
| springboard |
a flexible board secured at one end and used to give impetus to a jump in diving or gymnastics. [1/2 definitions] |