English Dictionary

backstroke

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbækˌstɹoʊk/

名詞

A backhanded stroke or blow. / (swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.

日本語の意味

背泳ぎ：背中を下にして泳ぐ水泳の泳法 / 逆手で打つ一撃：後ろ手の動作による打撃

He swung a vicious backstroke that sent the thief stumbling backward.

彼は激しいバックハンドの一撃を振るって、泥棒をよろめかせた。

意味（1）

A backhanded stroke or blow.

He observed that Cid Ruy-dias was an excellent knight; but not equal to the Lord of the Flaming-sword, who with one back-stroke [translating revés] had cut two fierce and monstrous giants through the middle.

意味（2）

(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.

意味（3）

(bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)

backstrokes （ plural ）