backstroke
verbEtymology From back + stroke.
1
To hit with a backstroke.
- Related terms
- freestyle, front crawl, medley, trudgen
backstroke
nounUS /ˈbækˌstɹoʊk/
Etymology From back + stroke.
1
A backhanded stroke or blow.
- He observed that Cid Ruy-dias was an excellent knight; but not equal to the Lord of the Flaming-sword, who with one back-stroke [translating revés] had cut two fierce and monstrous giants through the middle.1755, Miguel de Cervantes, translated by Tobias Smollett, Don Quixote, Volume 1, I.1:
2
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports, Swimming A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
- Near-synonym: back crawl
3
The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle.
- Derived terms
- backstroker