BACKSTROKE


Meaning of BACKSTROKE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : a swimming stroke executed on the back and resembling an inverted crawl or inverted butterfly breaststroke but with more knee flexion and usually six inverted crawl leg beats to an arm cycle

2. : the bell ringer's pull on the rope that starts the bell down from its poised mouth-up position in full ringing — compare handstroke 2

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.