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BACK STROKE

Specialty Definition: BACK STROKE

DomainDefinition

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.

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Crosswords: BACK STROKE

Specialty definitions using "BACK STROKE": TRIMMER OPERATOR. (references)

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Image Slideshow: BACK STROKE

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: BACK STROKE

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

back stroke

5

back stroke swimming

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: BACK STROKE

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

   

Portuguese

  

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)

   

Spanish

  

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)

   

Swedish

  

återgångsslag (return, return movement, return stroke, reverse movement, reverse stroke). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: BACK STROKE

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: BACK STROKE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

42 41 43 4B      53 54 52 4F 4B 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000010 01000001 01000011 01001011 00100000 01010011 01010100 01010010 01001111 01001011 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#66 &#65 &#67 &#75 &#32 &#83 &#84 &#82 &#79 &#75 &#69

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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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Images: Slideshow
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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