breaststrokenoun [ S or U ]
uk/ˈbrest.strəʊk/us/ˈbrest.stroʊk/a way of swimming in which the arms make a circular movement in front of the body while the knees are brought up towards the body and then kicked out and back:
I can only do the breaststroke.
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