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butterfly stroke

butterfly stroke noun: a swimming stroke in which the body is prone, the arms are moved in simultaneous circles, and the feet are kicked up and down.

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Noun

butterfly stroke (plural 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.2009, Jim Montgomery, Mo Chambers, “Butterfly”, in Mastering Swimming, →ISBN, page 56

butterfly stroke meaning in Tamil

butterfly stroke in Tamil

வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி பாணி, வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி அடிப்பு

Forms of butterfly stroke

pluralbutterfly strokes

Questions about butterfly stroke

What does butterfly stroke mean?
Butterfly stroke means a swimming stroke in which the body is prone, the arms are moved in simultaneous circles, and the feet are kicked up and down.
What is butterfly stroke in Tamil?
Butterfly stroke in Tamil is வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி பாணி, வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி அடிப்பு. See Butterfly stroke meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is butterfly stroke?
Butterfly stroke is a noun.
What is the plural of butterfly stroke?
The plural of butterfly stroke is butterfly strokes.

Words near butterfly stroke in the dictionary

  1. butterfly skin
  2. butterfly sleeve
  3. butterfly sleeves
  4. butterfly stitch
  5. butterfly stitches
  6. butterfly stroke
  7. butterfly strokes
  8. butterfly syringe
  9. butterfly syringes
  10. butterfly upon a wheel
  11. butterfly valve

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