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breastroke

breastroke is the misspelling of breaststroke.

Meaning of breaststroke

Noun

breaststroke (plural 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

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Origin of breastroke

Blend of breast + stroke.

Questions about breastroke

What is breastroke the misspelling of?
Breastroke is the misspelling of breaststroke.

Words near breastroke in the dictionary

  1. breastplows
  2. breastpoint
  3. breastpoints
  4. breastrail
  5. breastrails
  6. breastroke
  7. breastrope
  8. breastropes
  9. breasts
  10. breasts boobily
  11. breasts down

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