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breast-stroke

/ˈbɹɛstˌstɹoʊk/noun, verb

breast-stroke is a noun meaning “Alternative form of breaststroke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled B-R-E-A-S-T-S-T-R-O-K-E and has 2 syllables. The plural of breast-stroke is breast-strokes.

What does breast-stroke mean?

noun

  1. 1

    Alternative form of breaststroke.

verb

  1. 1

    Alternative form of breaststroke.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you pronounce breast-stroke?

  • US /ˈbɹɛstˌstɹoʊk/

Breast-stroke has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-breaststroke.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of breast-stroke

  • breast-strokes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
  • breast-stroking participle, present
  • breast-stroked participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with breast-stroke

Also written: breaststroke (one word or two).

Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

Where does breast-stroke come from?

From breast + stroke.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).