airflare · noun — in breakdancing, an acrobatic maneuver in which the performer, standing on his or her hands, rotates the torso around the vertical axis of the body (extending from the head down vertically) while travelling in a circular path along a plane parallel to the floor.
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airflare is pronounced /ˈɛəˌflɛə̯/.
Etymology
From air + flare.
noun
- In breakdancing, an acrobatic maneuver in which the performer, standing on his or her hands, rotates the torso around the vertical axis of the body (extending from the head down vertically) while travelling in a circular path along a plane parallel to the floor.
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Words closest in meaning
By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.
- headspin 63% match — An athletic or breakdancing move in which a person balances on the head while rotating along the vertical axis of the body. vs airflare →
- frontflip 61% match — A floor movement, consisting of rotating one's body in the air 360 degrees in the forward direction. vs airflare →
- backflip 61% match — An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction. vs airflare →
- breakdance 59% match — The art, or an instance, of breakdancing. vs airflare →
- backbend 58% match — A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands. vs airflare →
- breakdancing 58% match — An urban style of acrobatic street dance that originated in the hip hop culture of New York City in the late 20th century. vs airflare →
- flip 57% match — A maneuver which rotates an object end over end. vs airflare →
- inflare 56% match — To flare inward. vs airflare →