natation
an act or the skill of swimming.
Origin of natation
1Other words from natation
- na·ta·tion·al, adjective
Words Nearby natation
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How to use natation in a sentence
I wondered at what period of their lives they had acquired their dexterity at natation.
The Bible in Spain | George BorrowNever, I think, did any swimmer in like circumstances perform such a remarkable feat of natation.
It has long legs, the better to wade with, and webbed feet admirably adapted to natation.
Glimpses of Indian Birds | Douglas DewarIndeed one of these was in flood, and they never could have crossed it had it not been for Otter's powers of natation.
The People Of The Mist | H. Rider HaggardSome of the girls had taken lessons in the "School of natation" in the lower bay, and could swim very well.
A Little Country Girl | Susan Coolidge
British Dictionary definitions for natation
/ (nəˈteɪʃən) /
a formal or literary word for swimming: See swimming
Origin of natation
1Derived forms of natation
- natational, adjective
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