noun
Meaning 1
A swimming stroke swum on the swimmer's side.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sidestroke
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verb
Meaning 2
To swim sidestroke
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noun
Meaning 3
a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: swimming stroke
History
Etymology
From side + stroke.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 側泳 /侧泳 (cèyǒng) — swimming stroke
- Finnish: kylkiuinti — swimming stroke
- French: nage indienne — swimming stroke
- German: Seitenschwimmen — swimming stroke
- Irish: taobh-bhuille — swimming stroke
- Irish: bang thaoibh — swimming stroke
- Māori: kau tāhoe — swimming stroke