backstroke en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbækˌstɹoʊk/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From back + stroke.
Meanings
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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:
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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
- The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| backstrokes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
handstroke · butterfly stroke · breaststroke · sidestroke
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Translations (27)
ko 배영 (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · hu hátúszás (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · yi נאַזנשוווּם (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · es dorso (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · sv ryggsim (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · pt estilo de costas (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · fr dos crawlé (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · pt nado de costas (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · mi kau tīraha (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · fr dos (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · pl styl grzbietowy (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · ru пла́вание на спине́ (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · yue 背泳 (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · tl balangay (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · de Rückenschwimmen (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · de Rückenkraulen (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · nl rugslag (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · cmn 背泳 (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · ja 背泳 (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · cy nofio cefn (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · mi kauhoe tīraha (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · fi selkäuinti (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · cmn 仰泳 (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · bg гръб (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · es estilo espalda (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · pt costas (a swimming stroke swum on one's back) · tl himbalangay (a swimming stroke swum on one's back)