backstroke

Contents

EnglishEdit

the backstroke

EtymologyEdit

back +‎ stroke

PronunciationEdit

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbækˌstɹoʊk/

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NounEdit

backstroke (plural backstrokes)

1. A swimming stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
2. (bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)

SynonymsEdit

• back crawl

Related termsEdit

• breaststroke
• butterfly stroke
• sidestroke

TranslationsEdit

a swimming stroke swum on one's back

• Bulgarian: гръб (bg) m (grǎb)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 背泳 (bui³ wing⁶)

  Mandarin: 仰泳 (zh) (yǎngyǒng), 背泳 (zh) (bèiyǒng)

• Dutch: rugslag m
• Finnish: selkäuinti (fi)
• French: dos crawlé (fr) m, dos (fr) m
• German: Rückenschwimmen n, Rückenkraulen n

• Hungarian: hátúszás (hu)
• Japanese: 背泳 (はいえい, haiei)
• Maori: kau tīraha
• Portuguese: nado de costas m
• Russian: пла́вание на спине́ n (plávanije na spiné)
• Spanish: dorso (es) m, estilo espalda m
• Swedish: ryggsim n
• Tagalog: balangay (tl), himbalangay

VerbEdit

backstroke (third-person singular simple present backstrokes, present participle backstroking, simple past and past participle backstroked)

1. To swim the backstroke.

See alsoEdit

• front crawl
• freestyle
• medley
• Trudgen