sidestroke

sidestroke [sahyd-strohk]Swimming. Word Origin noun

1. a stroke in which the body is turned sideways in the water, the hands pull alternately, and the legs perform a scissors kick.

verb (used without object), side·stroked, side·strok·ing.

2. to swim the sidestroke.

Origin of sidestroke First recorded in 1750–60; side1 + stroke1 British Dictionary definitions for sidestroke sidestroke noun

1. a type of swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies sideways in the water paddling with his arms and making a scissors kick with his legs