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Tombstoning
To take part in tombstoning: to jump into the sea, etc. from a cliff or other high point so as to enter the water vertically straight.
📖 Definitions of "Tombstoning"
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To take part in tombstoning: to jump into the sea, etc. from a cliff or other high point so as to enter the water vertically straight.
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For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface.
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To replace (an object or data) with a tombstone marker.
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The practice of jumping into the sea or similar body of water from a cliff or other high point such that the jumper enters the water vertically straight, like a tombstone.
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The process of (automatically) initiating software sleep mode on an app.
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An unwanted effect in the manufacture of electronic circuit boards, in which a component stands up on end instead of lying flat.
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In page layout, putting articles side by side so that the headlines are adjacent. The phenomenon is also referred to as bumping heads.
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