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| Domain | Definition |
Mechanical Engineering | A stroke made in the direction opposite to that of the forward stroke. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: BACK STROKE |
| Specialty definitions using "BACK STROKE": TRIMMER OPERATOR. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
back stroke | 5 |
back stroke swimming | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "BACK STROKE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | returslag (return, return movement, return stroke, reverse movement, reverse stroke). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | uitlaatslag (return, return movement, return stroke, reverse movement, reverse stroke). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | paluuliike (return, return movement, return stroke, reverse movement, reverse stroke), paluuisku (return, return movement, return stroke, reverse movement, reverse stroke). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | retour (run back), recul (back, backlash), rappel (back pay, backwage payment), période passive, mouvement de retour, mouvement de recul, course de retour, course de rappel. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Rücklauf (countercurrent, fast rewind, flyback, recoil, return, return travel, returns, reverse running, slip), Rückhub (return, return movement, return stroke, reverse movement, reverse stroke). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | διαδρομή επαναφοράς (return, return movement, return stroke, reverse movement, reverse stroke). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | corsa di ritorno (return stroke). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | snaue drommey. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ackbay okestray movimento de retorno (return, return movement, return stroke, reverse movement, reverse stroke), movimento de recuo (recoil), curso de retorno (return, return movement, return stroke, reverse movement, reverse stroke). (various references) carrera de retroceso (return, return movement, return stroke, reverse movement, reverse stroke), carrera de retorno (return, return movement, return stroke, reverse movement, reverse stroke). (various references) återgångsslag (return, return movement, return stroke, reverse movement, reverse stroke). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: backstroke. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-k-k-o-r-s-t" | |
-2 letters: backrest, brackets, brockets, cabestro, cabresto. | |
-3 letters: backers, backset, boaster, boaters, boraces, borates, bracket, brocket, coaster, coaters, rackets, rebatos, restack, restock, retacks, rockets, setback, sorbate, stacker, stocker, tackers. | |
-4 letters: aborts, actors, arkose, backer, bakers, barest, basket, baster, boarts, boater, borate, bosker, bosket, braces, bracts, brakes, breaks, breast, brocks, cabers, carbos, carets, carobs, cartes, casket. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-k-k-o-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: backstrokes. | |
+4 letters: stockbrokerage. | |
+5 letters: stockbrokerages. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 41 43 4B      53 54 52 4F 4B 45 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01000001 01000011 01001011 00100000 01010011 01010100 01010010 01001111 01001011 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B A C K   S T R O K E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0041 0043 004B      0053 0054 0052 004F 004B 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)363537452535452494539 |
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