breaststroke

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breaststroke

  • /ˈbɹɛstˌstɹoʊk/ US

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From breast + stroke.

noun breaststrokes

  1. 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

verb breaststrokes · breaststroking · breaststroked

  1. To swim using this stroke.

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noun swimming stroke

Españolbraza, estilo braza
한국어평영 pyeong'yeong
日本語平泳ぎ hiraoyogi
中文蛙式 wāshì, 俯泳 fǔyǒng, 胸泳 xiōngyǒng
हिन्दीब्रेस्टस्ट्रोक bresṭasṭrok
Portuguêsnado de peito, bruços, estilo de bruços
Françaisbrasse
DeutschBrust, Brustschwimmen
Italianorana, stile rana
Românăbras
Русскийбрасс brass

verb to swim using this stroke

हिन्दीब्रेस्टस्ट्रोक bresṭasṭrok
Portuguêsnadar de peito
DeutschBrust schwimmen
Русскийплыть бра́ссом plytʹ brássom

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@misc{breaststroke_2026,
  title = {breaststroke},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/breaststroke},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}