splash-and-dash

  1. Noun.  (swimming) A fifty-metre freestyle swimming event http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18837.asp?q=Olympics,%20Swimming:%20Cate%20Campbell%20Bounces%20Back,%20Tops%2050%20Free%20Prelims http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825304,00.html .
  2. Noun.  (auto 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 http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=General&id=43449 http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=303348 .
  3. Noun.  (aviation) A ballooning maneuver whereby the Montgolfier balloon is lowered down to touch a body of water and lifts off again http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080802/FRONTPAGE/808020376/1043/NEWS01 http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=216217 .

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