backstroke
9
3.5
- noun
- /ˈbækˌstroʊk/
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espalda
- Do you like to swim breaststroke, front crawl, butterfly or backstroke?
- 100 backstroke
- 200 backstroke
- 50 backstroke
Examples
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I broke our school record for the backstroke.
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We're learning the backstroke today.
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Tom does the backstroke, pulling hard toward Karen.
Fiction book (1998) -
"When I do the backstroke, I get water in my nose and freak out," she laughed.
Blog text (20) -
Marie was swimming backstroke, describing a safe circle about twenty-five yards out from the boat.
Fiction book (1996) -
Sophomore Jeffrey Page captured a first-place finish on the day in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:18.08.
Blog text (8) -
Healy then tied with fellow rookie Emma Tobey in the 200-yard backstroke, as both touched in 2:14.57.
Blog text (30) -
Reott won the 100-yard backstroke at 1:01.91, the 200-yard backstroke at 2:13.18, and the 200-yard IM at 2:16.15.
Blog text (26) -
During the swim meet, she won first place in the backstroke event.
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He practiced the backstroke for hours to improve his technique.
How Fast
- Specialized
21
3.3
19
5.8
9
3.5
10
3.4
- Specialized
1
4.9
2
3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backstroke is made of back and stroke, where back means 'on the back' and stroke means 'a movement of the arm' (like a 'brushstroke'), so it names the swimming movement done while lying on your back.