backstroke

English - Turkish

Definition of backstroke in English Turkish dictionary: sırt üstü yüzme; sırtüstü yüzme; geri tepme; {i} ters vuruş; sırt üstü yüzüş

English - English

Definition of backstroke in English English dictionary: A swimming stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards; To swim the backstroke; The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke); swim on one's back; a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back; A swimming stroke swum on ones back, rotating arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards; Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back; a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back swim on one's back; The backstroke is a swimming race in which the competitors swim backstroke. the 100 metres backstroke. a way of swimming on your back by moving first one arm then the other backwards while kicking your feet; {i} swimming stroke done on the back; backhanded stroke; blow or stroke in return; {f} swim on the back
backstrokes: plural of backstroke
backstroking: {i} swimming using the backstroke

backstroke

Hyphenation

back·stroke

bäkstrōk

/ˈbakˌstrōk/ /ˈbækˌstroʊk/

[ -"strOk ] (noun.) 1879. From back + stroke

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