Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crawl stroke

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: crawl stroke
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

A racing stroke, in which the swimmer, lying flat on the water with face submerged, takes alternate overhand arm strokes while moving his legs up and down alternately from the knee.

Questions

What does crawl stroke mean?: A racing stroke, in which the swimmer, lying flat on the water with face submerged, takes alternate overhand arm strokes while moving his legs up and down alternately from the knee.

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