Backstroke (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a backhanded stroke.
  2. a stroke made while on one's back.
  3. a blow or stroke in return; recoil.
verb (used without object), back·stroked, back·strok·ing.
  1. to swim the backstroke: She backstroked across the pool.
noun
  1. Also called: back crawl swimming
    • a stroke performed on the back, using backward circular strokes of each arm alternately and flipper movements of the feet
    • (as modifier)
  2. a return stroke or blow
  3. a backhanded stroke
  4. the upward movement of the bell rope as the bell swings back and forth
verb
  1. to swim the backstroke
Backstroke (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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