DEAD MAN'S FLOAT

Meaning of DEAD MAN'S FLOAT in English

Function: noun

Date: circa 1946

: a prone floating position with the arms extended forward

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DEAD MAN'S FLOAT — noun Date: circa 1946 a prone floating position with the arms extended forward
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DEAD MAN'S FLOAT — noun : a prone floating position with arms extended forward — called also prone float
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DEAD-MAN'S FLOAT — Swimming. a prone floating position, used esp. by beginning swimmers, with face downward, legs extended backward, and arms stretched forward. …
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DEAD MAN'S FLOAT — Date: circa 1946 : a prone floating position with the arms extended forward
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DEAD MAN'S FLOAT — [dead man's float] n (ca. 1946): a prone floating position with the arms extended forward
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