Swimming a stroke performed, while lying sideways in the water, by working the arms alternately backward and forward while executing a scissors kick with the legs
sidestroke
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sidestroke
noun
A swimming stroke in which a person swims on one side and thrusts the arms forward and downward alternately while performing a scissors kick.
intransitive verb
side·stroked, side·strok·ing, side·strokesTo swim with a sidestroke.
Related Forms:
- side′strok′er
noun
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