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breaststroke

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breast⋅stroke

[brest-strohk, bres-] noun, verb, -stroked, -strok⋅ing.
–noun
1. Swimming. a stroke, made in the prone position, in which both hands move simultaneously forward, outward, and rearward from in front of the chest while the legs move in a frog kick.
–verb (used without object)
2. to swim using the breaststroke.

Origin:
1865–70; breast + stroke 1


breaststroker, noun
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breast·stroke   (brěst'strōk')   
n.  
  1. A swimming stroke in which a person lies face down in the water and extends the arms in front of the head, then sweeps them both back laterally under the surface of the water while performing a frog kick.

  2. A race or a leg of a race in which this stroke is swum.

breast'stroke' v., breast'strok'er n.
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