English Explanatory Dictionary

dragon flag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dragon, flag.
  2. A core exercise consisting of lying face-up, gripping a support over the head and raising the rest of the body below the upper back up to over the face and then backing it down reversely to parallel the ground.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

dragon flag dragon flags

Etymology

The exercise name has developed as a reference to the figure of Bruce Lee titled in his most famous Chinese films 龍／龙 (lóng, “dragon”).

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