breaststroke
noun
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.
breaststrokes
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pluralof breaststroke.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He ping-ponged to breaststrokes, and then to floating.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2014
He was trying for multiple gold medals at the 2004 Games after setting world records in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at the trials and wound up with a silver and a bronze.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2012
It is the map of an obstinate man with 737 doubles who still flings himself flat and breaststrokes like a gopher into second base.
From Time Magazine Archive
I know how to float how to dog paddle how to hold my breath between breaststrokes.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
