backstroke

English

the backstroke

Etymology

back +‎ stroke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbækˌstɹoʊk/

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Noun

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)

Synonyms

• back crawl

Derived terms

• backstroker

Related terms

• breaststroke
• butterfly stroke
• sidestroke

Translations

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 (nl) m
• Finnish: selkäuinti (fi)
• French: dos crawlé (fr) m, dos (fr) m
• German: Rückenschwimmen n, Rückenkraulen n
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• Hungarian: hátúszás (hu)
• Japanese: 背泳 (はいえい, haiei)
• Maori: kau tīraha, kauhoe tīraha
• Portuguese: nado de costas m
• Russian: пла́вание на спине́ n (plávanije na spiné)
• Spanish: dorso (es) m, estilo espalda m
• Swedish: ryggsim (sv) n
• Tagalog: balangay (tl), himbalangay

Verb

1. To swim the backstroke.

Translations

to swim backstroke

• Maori: kau tīraha, kauhoe tīraha
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See also

• front crawl
• freestyle
• medley
• Trudgen