diving header

noun

A ball struck near ground level by the head of a diving player.

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Meanings

noundiving header (plural diving headers)

plural diving headers

  1. ball gamesA ball struck near ground level by the head of a diving player.

    To that end, the home supporters were in good voice to begin with, but it was Newcastle who started the game in the ascendancy, with Barton putting a diving header over the top from Jose Enrique's cross.

    2011 April 10, Alistair Magowan, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport

Translations

Dutch duikkopbal
  • duikkopbalball
French tête plongeante
  • tête plongeanteball
German Flugkopfball
  • Flugkopfballball
Polish szczupak, strzał szczupakiem
  • szczupakball
  • strzał szczupakiemball
Swedish slängnick
  • slängnickball
Cite this entry
APA

diving header. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diving%20header

MLA

“diving header.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diving%20header. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diving header,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diving%20header.

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