Understanding the meaning of jackknife

jackknife

/'dʒæk,naɪf/

noun
a large knife with one or more folding blades
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Similar:

clasp knife

type of:
pocket knife pocketknife
noun
a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
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type of:
diving dive
verb
dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife
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type of:
dive

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