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natation

[ney-tey-shuhn, na-] / neɪˈteɪ ʃən, næ- /


NOUN
swimming
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Il pratique la natation et est végétarien – c’est la seule cause qu’il intègre dans son travail.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2023

Hit this north Scottsdale natation nirvana that features two heated 25-meter pools boasting approximately 20 lanes.

From Newsweek

For them it is necessary for accuracy of natation that their soft, and in the squids long bodies, should be supported by such a framework as they possess.

From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Lee, H. W. (Henry William)

The bay at Skelwick was so dangerous that Father would not allow any of them to bathe there, so as yet she had had no chance of testing her skill in natation.

From The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story by Davis, Stanley

But, even as many sailors cannot swim a stroke, so many an inlander, born and brought up within sight of fresh water, has never taken the trouble to grasp the simplest rudiments of natation.

From Further Adventures of Lad by Terhune, Albert Payson




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