duck dive
English
Etymology
From the way a duck puts its head down and bottom up in the air when diving underwater.
Noun
duck dive (plural duck dives)
- (surfing) the action of duck diving (see verb below).
Verb
duck dive (third-person singular simple present duck dives, present participle duck diving, simple past and past participle duck dived)
- (surfing) to push one's surfboard (usually a shortboard) underwater nose-first, to get the surfer and board under a wave that has broken or is just about to break.