butterfly stroke

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butterfly stroke

noun butterfly strokes

  1. A swimming stroke in which the body is prone, the arms are moved in simultaneous circles, and the feet are kicked up and down. As you begin to integrate butterfly into your workouts, begin with two to four full butterfly strokes from the wall, then swim easy freestyle for the remainder of the length.

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noun swimming stroke

Españolmariposa
한국어접영 jeobyeong, 버터플라이 beoteopeullai
日本語バタフライ batafurai, バッタ batta, バタ bata
中文蝶泳 diéyǒng, 蝶式 diéshì
Kiswahilikipepeo
Portuguêsnado borboleta, estilo borboleta, mariposa, estilo de mariposa
Françaispapillon
DeutschSchmetterlingsschwimmen, Delphinschwimmen, Schmetterling, Delphin
Italianofarfalla
Ελληνικάπεταλούδα petaloúda
Românăfluture
Русскийбаттерфля́й battɛrfljáj

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@misc{butterfly_stroke_2026,
  title = {butterfly stroke},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/butterfly%20stroke},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}