backstroke
pronunciation
How to pronounce backstroke in British English: UK [ˈbækstrəʊk]
How to pronounce backstroke in American English: US [ˈbækstroʊk]
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- Noun:
- a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
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- Verb:
- swim on one's back
Word Origin
- backstroke (n.)
- 1670s, "counter-punch," from back (adj.) + stroke (n.). From 1876 in swimming, from back (n.).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Ryan lochte celebrates after winning the 200 meter backstroke
- 2. Natalie coughlin celebrates after winning the gold medal in the 100m backstroke
- 3. Do you know how to swim the backstroke ?
- 4. Swimmer kirsty coventry smashed the world record to win gold in the women 's 200 meters backstroke .
- 5. The way ouyang kunpeng tells it , the top chinese men 's backstroke swimmer 's only offence was to tuck in to a table of barbequed meat tainted with a banned anti-fattening agent widely used by local farmers .