breaststroke

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
verb swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg

From breast + stroke.

Resisting an impulse to try the breaststroke, he stood in the full glare of the straining sun, just outside the Senate Office Building. — Supermind, Randall Garrett

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