English Explanatory Dictionary

drownproof

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To train (a person) to float in water without sinking or drowning, occasionally raising the mouth above the surface to take a breath.

Word forms

drownproof drownproofs drownproofing drownproofed

Etymology

From drown + -proof.

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