natation
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- natational adjective
Etymology
Origin of natation
1535–45; < Latin natātiōn- (stem of natātiō ), equivalent to natāt ( us ) (past participle of natāre to swim) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Il pratique la natation et est végétarien – c’est la seule cause qu’il intègre dans son travail.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2023
Hit this north Scottsdale natation nirvana that features two heated 25-meter pools boasting approximately 20 lanes.
From Newsweek
The bay at Skelwick was so dangerous that Father would not allow any of them to bathe there, so as yet she had had no chance of testing her skill in natation.
From The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story by Davis, Stanley
Colonel Mayo records one daring performance in natation which is thoroughly characteristic of the lad.
From Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works by Poe, Edgar Allan
For them it is necessary for accuracy of natation that their soft, and in the squids long bodies, should be supported by such a framework as they possess.
From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Lee, H. W. (Henry William)
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