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 Definitions of backstroke  [ˈbækˌstroʊk]  

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Definition of 'backstroke' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) backstroke
a backhanded stroke.

2.  backstroke
a swimming stroke performed in a supine position.

3.  backstroke
a stroke in return.

4. (v.i.) backstroke
to swim the backstroke.

Etymology:  (1665–75)

Definition of 'backstroke' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) backstroke
a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back

2. (verb) backstroke
swim on one's back


Definition of 'backstroke' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) backstroke
a style of swimming on your back


Translation of 'backstroke' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: in swimming, a stroke made when lying on one's back in the water
The child is good at backstroke.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: rugslag Arabic flag Arabic: ضَربَةُ سباحَةٍ ظَهْريَّه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: плуване по гръб
Brazilian flag Brazilian: nado de costas Czech flag Czech: plavání naznak German flag German: das Rückenschwimmen
Danish flag Danish: rygcrawl Greek flag Greek: ύπτια κολύμβηση Spanish flag Spanish: braza de espalda
Estonian flag Estonian: seliliujumine Farsi flag Farsi: کرال پشت Finnish flag Finnish: selkäuinti
French flag French: nage sur le dos Hebrew flag Hebrew: שִׂחייַת גַב Hindi flag Hindi: पीछे की तरफ तैरना
Croatian flag Croatian: leđni stil plivanja Hungarian flag Hungarian: hátúszás Indonesian flag Indonesian: gaya punggung
Icelandic flag Icelandic: baksund Italian flag Italian: dorso, nuoto sul dorso Japanese flag Japanese: 背泳ぎ
Korean flag Korean: 배영 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: plaukimas nugara Latvian flag Latvian: peldēšana uz muguras
Malay flag Malay: kuak lentang Dutch flag Dutch: rugslag Norwegian flag Norwegian: ryggtak, ryggsvømming
Polish flag Polish: styl grzbietowy Persian flag Persian: کرال پشت Pashto flag Pashto: نا تمامه،نيمايى،شاته پاتى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: costas Romanian flag Romanian: înot (pe spate) Russian flag Russian: плавание на спине
Slovak flag Slovak: plávanie naznak Slovenian flag Slovenian: hrbtno plavanje Serbian flag Serbian: leđni stil
Swedish flag Swedish: ryggsim Thai flag Thai: ท่าว่ายน้ำแบบตีกรรเชียง Turkish flag Turkish: sırtüstü yüzüş
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 仰泳 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: плавання на спині Urdu flag Urdu: تیراکی کے دوران پُشت کے ب
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bơi ngửa Chinese flag Chinese: 仰泳

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