blue swimmer
Americannoun
noun
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an edible bluish Australian swimming crab, Portunus pelagicus
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informal an Australian ten-dollar note
Example Sentences
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Whatever is causing rip currents, lifeguards are trained to spot them — they appear as sandy, churning stretches of water that form gaps between waves — and alert swimmers.
From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2018
In Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, authorities rely on aerial spotters and lifeguards who alert swimmers when a suspicious shape appears in the surf.
From Time Magazine Archive
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