noun🔗ShareA swimming stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards."My younger sister practiced her backstroke in the pool today. "sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(bellringing) The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle (compare handstroke)"The bellringer gave a powerful backstroke, sending the church bell soaring through its full rotation. "bell-ringingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo swim the backstroke."My sister learned to backstroke in her swim lessons. "sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading