SIDESTROKE


Meaning of SIDESTROKE in English

/suyd"strohk'/ , n. , v. , sidestroked, sidestroking . Swimming.

n.

1. a stroke in which the body is turned sideways in the water, the hands pull alternately, and the legs perform a scissors kick.

v.i.

2. to swim the sidestroke.

[ 1750-60; SIDE 1 + STROKE 1 ]

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