"front crawl" meaning in English

See front crawl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌfɹʌntˈkɹɑːl/ Forms: front crawls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} front crawl (plural front crawls)
  1. A style of swimming where the swimmer is face-down in the water and moves the arms in alternating overhead strokes. Wikipedia link: front crawl Categories (topical): Swimming Synonyms: American crawl, Australian crawl, crawl, freestyle
    Sense id: en-front_crawl-en-noun-pmprOLSC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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