- backstroking
- n. swimming using the backstrokev. swim on the back n. swimming stroke done on the back; backhanded stroke; blow or stroke in return
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
backstroking
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backstroke — /bak strohk /, n., v., backstroked, backstroking. n. 1. a backhanded stroke. 2. Swimming. a stroke made while on one s back. 3. a blow or stroke in return; recoil. v.i. 4. Swimming. to swim the backstroke: She backstroked across the pool. [1665… … Universalium
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