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back·stroke  (bkstrk)

n.

1. Sports

a. A swimming stroke performed on one's back, especially one using alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick.

b. A race or a leg of a race in which this stroke is swum.

2. A backhanded stroke or motion.

3. A stroke or motion in the direction of an original starting point: a saw that cuts on the backstroke.

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backstroke v.

backstroker n.

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backstroke

Noun

Swimming a stroke performed on the back, using backward circular strokes of each arm

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	backstroke - a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back swimming stroke - a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward flutter kick - a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees
Verb	1.	backstroke - swim on one's back                   aquatics, water sport - sports that involve bodies of water swim - travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"

Translations

backstroke [ˈbækstrəuk] n → espalda

backstroke [ˈbækstrəuk] back n → dos crawlé

backstroke [ˈbækstrəuk] n → Rückenschwimmen nt

backstroke [ˈbækstrəuk] n → nuoto sul dorso