sidestroke

«sidestroke» in Mova's school dictionary: A way of swimming while lying on your side, pushing with… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (sidestroke — uncountable; a sidestroke)

meaning for a pupil

A way of swimming while lying on your side, pushing with a scissor kick and moving your arms alternately under the water. tree →

sense in the lessons

In swimming lessons and lifesaving, sidestroke is useful because you can keep your face out of the water and pull a person along. It is calm and saves energy. Phrases: swim sidestroke, do the sidestroke.

examples

• Lifeguards learn sidestroke to tow people to safety. tree →
• I swam a length of sidestroke. tree →
• Sidestroke uses a scissor kick. tree →
• Grandma swims sidestroke so her hair stays dry. tree →
• Sidestroke is slow but restful. tree →
• Our teacher showed us sidestroke after backstroke. tree →

note

One word, like backstroke and breaststroke. Usually uncountable: "swim sidestroke". Not an Olympic racing stroke (those are freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sidestroke» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.