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Definition of backstroke noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a backstroke

backstroke

noun

backstroke pronunciation English

ˈbækstrəʊk backstroke pronunciation American

backstroke pronunciation American

ˈbækstroʊk

(British English also backcrawl) [uncountable, singular]

a style of swimming in which you lie on your back

Can you do (the) backstroke?He won the 100 metres backstroke (= the race).