English Explanatory Dictionary

swim-off

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A special swimming race in which the winner gets to compete in the next level of trials (typically the finals), where the competitors have not qualified for the next level by the usual elimination races.
  2. The start of a period, in which the two teams try to reach the ball placed in the centre of the pool.

Word forms

swim-off swim-offs swimoff swim off

Etymology

From swim + -off.

Synonyms

sprint
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