DEAD-MAN'S FLOAT

Meaning of DEAD-MAN'S FLOAT in English

Swimming.

a prone floating position, used esp. by beginning swimmers, with face downward, legs extended backward, and arms stretched forward. Also called prone float .

[ 1945-50 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

DEAD MAN'S FLOAT — noun Date: circa 1946 a prone floating position with the arms extended forward
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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 — Date: circa 1946 : a prone floating position with the arms extended forward
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEAD MAN'S FLOAT — Function: noun Date: circa 1946 : a prone floating position with the arms extended forward
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DEAD MAN'S FLOAT — [dead man's float] n (ca. 1946): a prone floating position with the arms extended forward
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FLOAT — I. ˈflōt noun Etymology: Middle English flote boat, float, from Old English flota ship; akin to Old High German flōz …
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FLOAT — [float] n [ME flote boat, float, fr. OE flota ship; akin to OHG floz raft, stream, OE fleotan to float--more …
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FLOAT — / fləʊt; NAmE floʊt/ verb , noun ■ verb ON WATER / IN AIR 1. [ v + adv. / …
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FLOAT — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. a rest or move or cause (a buoyant object) to rest or …
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DEAD — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss …
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MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1. an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
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FLOAT — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. & tr. a rest or move or cause (a buoyant object) to rest or …
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DEAD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss …
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FLOAT — 1) поплавок; буй || держаться на воде 2) поплавок ( уровнемера ) 3) горн. лёгкая фракция при обогащении в тяжёлой …
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MAN — 1) рабочий 2) оператор-станочник 3) мн. ч. обслуживающий персонал • - anchor man - back-side man - backup man - baler man - batch man - blast-furnace man - burner …
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FLOAT — 1) поплавок; буй || держаться на воде 2) поплавок (уровнемера) 3) горн. лёгкая фракция при обогащении в тяжёлой среде || флотировать(ся) 4) (лесо)сплав …
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DEAD — 1. ded n 1. (the dead) собир. мёртвые, умершие, покойники the dead and the living - мёртвые и живые to …
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