Meaning & use
backstroke
A swimming stroke performed while lying on one's back and moving the arms in alternating circles.
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She set a new personal record in the hundred-meter backstroke at the meet.
Learning the backstroke helped him improve his overall balance in the water.
A note on using this word
Backstroke is one of the four competitive swimming strokes, along with freestyle, breaststroke, and butterfly.
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