backstroke
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2BACKSTROKE + NOUN
sir
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finally
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noun
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.
A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)
verb
To swim the backstroke.
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6He 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
WiktionaryNo matter how hard I practiced, I wasn't able to do the backstroke.
Tatoeba · #36685"Waitress, what's this fly doing in my soup?" "Looks to me to be backstroke, sir!"
Tatoeba · #4304611I can do breaststroke but not backstroke.
Tatoeba · #5311780I can do the breaststroke but not the backstroke.
Tatoeba · #11128767I've finally learnt the backstroke!
Tatoeba · #11406673