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DEAD-MAN'S FLOAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dead-man's float mean? 

DEAD-MAN'S FLOAT (noun)
  The noun DEAD-MAN'S FLOAT has 1 sense:

1. a floating position with the face down and arms stretched forwardplay

  Familiarity information: DEAD-MAN'S FLOAT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEAD-MAN'S FLOAT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

dead-man's float; prone float

Hypernyms ("dead-man's float" is a kind of...):

floating; natation (the act of someone who floats on the water)


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