prone position
Lying face down
Prone position is lying face down, chest toward the ground.
The term appears frequently in medical, fitness, and tactical contexts: The patient was placed in prone position for the procedure.
Prone position is distinguished from supine position, which is lying face up.
- lying downIn horizontal position
- positional asphyxiaSuffocation from restricted positioning
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- logrollingTrading political support mutually
- lying flatPositioned horizontally, not upright
rest · body alignment · pressure points · pressure ulcers · spinal alignment · combat readiness · shooting stance · rifle shooting · immobilization · bed rest · face down · pushup · floor exercises · stretched out · postoperative care · nursing care · ventilation · intubation
- shootersshooter, sniper, rifle, pistol, shotgun
- surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
- marksmanshipmarksmanship, dry firing, accuracy, aim, target practice
- tactical positionsobservation post, command post, outpost, overwatch, high ground
- submission gestureskowtow, genuflection, genuflect, genuflecting, obeisance
- shotsgunshot, B-52, Jagerbomb, Kamikaze, lemon drop
prone positionsupine
Flat, face upward
on one's back · face up · recovery position · side-lying · fetal position
prone positionstanding
Position, physical or social
upright position · standing position · erect posture · vertical position · sitting
position, prone, supine, prostrate, prostration, proneness, prostrated, prostrating, pronation