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splash-and-dash

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|swimming}} A fifty-metre [[freestyle]] swimming event.<ref> http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18837.asp?q=Olympics,%20Swimming:%20Cate%20Campbell%20Bounces%20Back,%20Tops%2050%20Free%20Prelims </ref><ref>{{cite-web |url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825304,00.html |accessdate=16 August 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080816032205/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825304,00.html |archivedate=16 August 2008 }}</ref>
  2. {{lb|en|motor racing}} A quick stop for fuel near the end of a race, so as to be able to cross the finish line without running out of fuel.<ref>{{cite-web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=General&id=43449 |accessdate=16 August 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080816150752/http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=General&id=43449 |archivedate=16 August 2008 }}</ref><ref> http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=303348 </ref>
  3. {{lb|en|aviation}} A [[ballooning]] maneuver whereby a [[Montgolfier balloon]] is lowered down to touch a body of water and lifts off again.<ref>{{cite-web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080802%2FFRONTPAGE%2F808020376%2F1043%2FNEWS01 |accessdate=1 May 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112021/http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080802%2FFRONTPAGE%2F808020376%2F1043%2FNEWS01 |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref><ref> http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=216217 </ref>

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