English Explanatory Dictionary

upstrike

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of early typewriter whose typebar falls back into position under gravity after typing each character, with the disadvantage that typed characters are not immediately visible.

Word forms

upstrike upstrikes

Etymology

From up- + strike.

Synonyms

blind typewriter

Related words

upstruck understroke
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