cliff dive

Rocky height plunge

Cliff diving is jumping from a high cliff into water below, typically as a sport or thrill-seeking activity.

The dive may be feet-first or headfirst depending on height and skill level.

Figuratively, to cliff dive or take a cliff dive is to plunge into something risky or dramatic: The stock price took a cliff dive after the earnings report.

Related

adrenaline · leap · height · splash · fearless · coastal · daredevil · impact · holding breath · water · jump · vertigo · extreme · edge · point of no return · no turning back · thrill · courage

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Opposites
entry height/method

cliff divewading in

Entering water gradually

stepping in · springboard dive · shallow dive · platform dive · cannonball

risk and caution

cliff divewater aerobics

Fitness performed in pools

natural vs controlled environment

cliff diveplatform dive

Leap from elevated board

lap swimming

Family

cliff, dive, cliffs, dives, dived, diving, diver, divers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG