backstroke

back·stroke

noun \-ˌstrōk\

Definition of BACKSTROKE

: a swimming stroke executed on the back and usually consisting of alternating circular arm pulls and a flutter kick

— back·strok·er \-ˌstrō-kər\ noun

Examples of BACKSTROKE

1. She got into the pool and began to do the backstroke.
2. She won the 50-meter backstroke.

First Known Use of BACKSTROKE

1879

Rhymes with BACKSTROKE

ad hoc, baroque, bespoke, blow smoke, breaststroke, brushstroke, bur oak, chain-smoke, convoke, cork oak, cowpoke, downstroke, evoke, ground stroke, heatstroke, holm oak, in-joke, invoke, keystroke, kinfolk, kinsfolk, menfolk, pin oak, post oak, presoak, provoke, red oak, revoke, scrub oak, she-oak, sidestroke, silk oak, slowpoke, sunchoke, sunstroke, tan oak, townsfolk, uncloak, unyoke, upstroke, white oak, workfolk