a type of swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies sideways in the water paddling with the arms and making a scissors kick with the legs
sidestroke in American English
(ˈsaɪdˌstroʊk)
noun
a swimming stroke performed, while lying sideways in the water, by working the arms alternately backward and forward while executing a scissors kick with the legs
Examples of 'sidestroke' in a sentence
sidestroke
He left a slick red smear on the hardwood floor as he crawled sidestroke toward the bathroom.