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Pia carry

Pia carry noun: a technique for bringing a drowning non-swimmer to shore, by holding their head out of the water, encircling their waist or hips with one arm, and supporting their buttocks or thigh on one's hip, while propelling oneself by kicking.

Noun

Pia carry (plural Pia carries)

  1. A technique for bringing a drowning non-swimmer to shore, by holding their head out of the water, encircling their waist or hips with one arm, and supporting their buttocks or thigh on one's hip, while propelling oneself by kicking.

Forms of Pia carry

pluralPia carries

Origin of Pia carry

Introduced by Francesco "Frank" Pia, American lifeguard.

Questions about Pia carry

What does Pia carry mean?
Pia carry means a technique for bringing a drowning non-swimmer to shore, by holding their head out of the water, encircling their waist or hips with one arm, and supporting their buttocks or thigh on one's hip, while propelling oneself by kicking.
What part of speech is Pia carry?
Pia carry is a noun.
What is the plural of Pia carry?
The plural of Pia carry is Pia carries.

Words near Pia carry in the dictionary

  1. pi-pluses
  2. pi-system
  3. pi-systems
  4. pia
  5. Pia carries
  6. Pia carry
  7. pia mater
  8. pia maters
  9. PIAAC
  10. piacaba
  11. Piacentine

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