BREASTSTROKE


Meaning of BREASTSTROKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbres(t)-ˌstrōk ]

noun

Date: 1867

: a swimming stroke executed in a prone position by coordinating a kick in which the legs are brought forward with the knees together and the feet are turned outward and whipped back with a glide and a backward sweeping movement of the arms

• breast·strok·er -ˌstrō-kər noun

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