butterfly stroke en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A swimming stroke in which the body is prone, the arms are moved in simultaneous circles, and the feet are kicked up and down.
As you begin to integrate butterfly into your workouts, begin with two to four full butterfly strokes from the wall, then swim easy freestyle for the remainder of the length.
2009, Jim Montgomery, Mo Chambers, “Butterfly”, in Mastering Swimming, →ISBN, page 56:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| butterfly strokes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (53)
pl delfin (swimming stroke) · fi perhosuinti (swimming stroke) · mt qadfa butterfly (swimming stroke) · bg бътерфла́й (swimming stroke) · ko 버터플라이 (swimming stroke) · nn butterfly (swimming stroke) · yue 蝶式 (swimming stroke) · de Delphinschwimmen (swimming stroke) · sh delfin (swimming stroke) · haw ʻau mālolo (swimming stroke) · fi perhonen (swimming stroke) · ro fluture (swimming stroke) · sv fjärilsim (swimming stroke) · pt mariposa (swimming stroke) · cmn 蝶泳 (swimming stroke) · pl delfinek (swimming stroke) · sk motýlik (swimming stroke) · ko 접영 (swimming stroke) · pl motyl (swimming stroke) · it farfalla (swimming stroke) · mi kau aihe (swimming stroke) · pt estilo de mariposa (swimming stroke) · yi פֿלאַטערל־שוווּם (swimming stroke) · sw kipepeo (swimming stroke) · de Schmetterlingsschwimmen (swimming stroke) · sh делфин (swimming stroke) · pl motylek (swimming stroke) · lv tauriņstils (swimming stroke) · el πεταλούδα (swimming stroke) · da butterfly (swimming stroke) · es mariposa (swimming stroke) · fr papillon (swimming stroke) · fo firvaldssvimjing (swimming stroke) · nb butterfly (swimming stroke) · hu pillangóúszás (swimming stroke) · ru баттерфля́й (swimming stroke) · nl vlinderslag (swimming stroke) · mk де́лфин (swimming stroke) · ja バッタ (swimming stroke) · de Schmetterling (swimming stroke) · pt nado borboleta (swimming stroke) · sh лептир (swimming stroke) · tr kelebek (swimming stroke) · pt estilo borboleta (swimming stroke) · de Delphin (swimming stroke) · cmn 蝶式 (swimming stroke) · sh leptir (swimming stroke) · cs motýlek (swimming stroke) · ja バタ (swimming stroke) · ja バタフライ (swimming stroke) · cs delfín (swimming stroke) · pl styl motylkowy (swimming stroke) · is flugsund (swimming stroke)