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dead man's float

dead man's float noun: a floating position in which the swimmer lies face down on the water with the arms extended forward and the legs behind them.

Noun

dead man's float (plural dead man's floats)

  1. A floating position in which the swimmer lies face down on the water with the arms extended forward and the legs behind them.

Forms of dead man's float

pluraldead man's floats

Questions about dead man's float

What does dead man's float mean?
Dead man's float means a floating position in which the swimmer lies face down on the water with the arms extended forward and the legs behind them.
What part of speech is dead man's float?
Dead man's float is a noun.
What is the plural of dead man's float?
The plural of dead man's float is dead man's floats.

Words near dead man's float in the dictionary

  1. dead man walking
  2. dead man's arm
  3. dead man's brake
  4. dead man's brakes
  5. dead man's fingers
  6. dead man's float
  7. dead man's floats
  8. dead man's hand
  9. dead man's handle
  10. dead man's handles
  11. dead man's penny

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