backstroke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A backhanded stroke or blow.
A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)

verb

/ˈbækˌstɹoʊk/ en-us-backstroke.ogg

backstroke backstrokes backstroking backstroked

From back + stroke.

back crawl

breaststroke butterfly stroke sidestroke front crawl freestyle medley trudgen

backstroker

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