natatorial
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of natatorial
First recorded in 1810–20; natat(ion) + -orial
Example Sentences
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One can learn to swim without describing his sensations to every casual acquaintance or hunting up the natatorial columns in the newspapers.
From Different Girls by Various
He was a master of the natatorial art, but he was not amphibious, and soon would have to come to the surface or die.
From Footprints in the Forest by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
Mr Swainson absolutely excludes Man from the zoological circle, on grounds which few naturalists are disposed to think sufficient; else we might suggest that man himself is the natatorial type of the Primates.
From The Romance of Natural History, Second Series by Gosse, Philip Henry
I well remember how proud I felt on the occasion when I first accomplished this natatorial feat.
From The Boy Tar by Read, Edward
Mr Escot had considerably outstripped his companions, and arrived at the scene of the disaster just as Mr Cranium, being utterly destitute of natatorial skill, was in imminent danger of final submersion.
From Headlong Hall by Peacock, Thomas Love
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