natatory
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of natatory
C18: from Late Latin natātōrius, from natāre to swim
Example Sentences
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Here are a variety of natatory — that’s swimming related — audiobooks, to dive into this summer.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2022
Enterprising swimming pool managers tempted thither two distinguished amateur natatory females, Gertrude Ederle, famed near Channel-swimmer, and Aileen Riggin, Olympic fancy-diving champion in 1920.
From Time Magazine Archive
And yet 'this natatory art' is but little cultivated amongst us.
From The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe by Woodcock, Henry
They may, however, be natatory as in many Ostracoda and Copepoda, or prehensile, as in some Copepoda.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
Hardy swimmers, who prefer taking their natatory exercises in the open air, will find provision made for them at the Reservoir, at Cannon Hill Park, and also at Small Heath Park.
From Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically by Harman, Thomas T.
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