breast-stroke

US/ˈbɹɛstˌstɹoʊk/

A form of breaststroke — A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's

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Meanings

nounbreast-stroke (plural breast-strokes)

plural breast-strokes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of breaststroke.
verbbreast-stroke (third-person singular simple present breast-strokes, present participle breast-stroking, simple past and past participle breast-stroked)

present singular third person breast-strokes · participle present breast-stroking · participle past breast-stroked · past breast-stroked

  1. alternativeAlternative form of breaststroke.

Origin

From breast + stroke.

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APA

breast-stroke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breast-stroke

MLA

“breast-stroke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breast-stroke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breast-stroke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breast-stroke.

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