natation
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of natation
1535–45; < Latin natātiōn- (stem of natātiō ), equivalent to natāt ( us ) (past participle of natāre to swim) + -iōn- -ion
Explanation
Is your favorite activity at summer camp archery, arts and crafts, or natation? Natation simply means "the act of swimming." If you want to get really fancy, use this word in its two adjective forms: invite friends to swim in your pool by suggesting a "natatorial adventure"? Or refer to your bathing suit as "natatory attire." Although it sounds academic, natation is the simple act of swimming or floating.
Vocabulary lists containing natation
Example Sentences
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Hit this north Scottsdale natation nirvana that features two heated 25-meter pools boasting approximately 20 lanes.
From Newsweek
It was an unfavourable time of the year for such an unprecedented feat of natation, but the Hatfield Champion was confident of success.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 8, 1891 by Various
Indeed one of these was in flood, and they never could have crossed it had it not been for Otter's powers of natation.
From The People of the Mist by Haggard, Henry Rider
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
In an absurd red costume de natation; she was old and hideous too.
From Anna Karenina by Garnett, Constance
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