breaststroke [brest-strohk, bres-] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun Swimming. a stroke made in the prone position, in which both hands move simultaneously forward, outward, and rearward from in front of the chest while the legs move in a frog kick. verb (used without object), breast·stroked, breast·strok·ing. to swim using the breaststroke. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of breaststroke First recorded in 1865–70; breast + stroke1 Related formsbreast·strok·er, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Related Words for breaststroke bathe, glide, dive, float, paddle, submerge, wade, crawl, move, slip, practice, stroke, race, freestyle, skinny-dip, dog-paddle Examples from the Web for breaststroke Historical Examples of breaststroke
A deft cut on the shoulder paralysed the Tartar’s sword arm, and a breaststroke brought him to his knees.
John Buchan
British Dictionary definitions for breaststroke breaststroke noun a swimming stroke in which the arms are extended in front of the head and swept back on either side while the legs are drawn up beneath the body and thrust back together Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012