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 Definitions of breaststroke  [ˈbrɛstˌstroʊk, ˈbrɛs-]  

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Definition of 'breaststroke' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) breaststroke
a swimming stroke, executed in a prone position, in which the two hands are extended forward, outward, and rearward from in front of the chest while the legs move in a frog kick.

Etymology:  (1865–70)

Definition of 'breaststroke' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) breaststroke
a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick

2. (verb) breaststroke
swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg


Translation of 'breaststroke' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a style of swimming in which the arms are pushed out in front and then sweep backwards.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: borsslag Arabic flag Arabic: سباحة على الصدر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: плуване бруст
Brazilian flag Brazilian: bruços Czech flag Czech: prsa (plavecký styl) German flag German: das Brustschwimmen
Danish flag Danish: brystsvømning Greek flag Greek: πρόσθια κολύμβηση Spanish flag Spanish: braza
Estonian flag Estonian: rinnuliujumine Farsi flag Farsi: شنای پروانه Finnish flag Finnish: rintauinti
French flag French: brasse Hebrew flag Hebrew: שְׂחִייַת חָזֶה Hindi flag Hindi: तैराकी का एक तरीका
Croatian flag Croatian: stiluplivanju, prsno Hungarian flag Hungarian: mellúszás Indonesian flag Indonesian: gaya dada
Icelandic flag Icelandic: bringusund Italian flag Italian: nuoto a rana Japanese flag Japanese: 平泳
Korean flag Korean: 평영 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: brasas Latvian flag Latvian: brass
Malay flag Malay: kuak dada Dutch flag Dutch: schoolslag Norwegian flag Norwegian: brystsvømming
Polish flag Polish: styl klasyczny Persian flag Persian: شنای پروانه Pashto flag Pashto: په الوتونکی ډول لامبو وهل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: bruços Romanian flag Romanian: (stil) bras Russian flag Russian: брасс
Slovak flag Slovak: prsia (štýl plávania) Slovenian flag Slovenian: prsno plavanje Serbian flag Serbian: prsno plivanje
Swedish flag Swedish: bröstsim Thai flag Thai: การว่ายน้ำท่าผีเสื้อ Turkish flag Turkish: kurbağalama
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 俯泳,蛙式 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: брас Urdu flag Urdu: تیرنے کا ایک طریقہ جس میں
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: kiểu bơi ếch Chinese flag Chinese: 俯泳,蛙式

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