headspring in English
noun
1
a spring that is the main source of a stream.
The current is very slow near the headsprings so it is easy to just drift along and watch the banks.
2
a somersault similar to a handspring, except that the performer lands on the head as well as the hands.
My brother performed a nervous headspring , but the ‘spotter’, supposed to support his shoulder, lower back, and assist the rotation, had moved out of the way.
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1. Cheeseparing •handspring • hamstring • herring •headspring • wellspring •airing, ballbearing, bearing, Behring, Bering, caring, daring, fairing
2. Summarised, the difference is that with a ship moving ahead a fore headspring Bowses the bows in sharply and swings the stern out