"outstroke" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: outstrokes [plural]
Etymology: From out- + stroke. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|stroke}} out- + stroke Head templates: {{en-noun}} outstroke (plural outstrokes)
  1. An outward stroke; specifically, in a steam engine or other engine, a stroke in which the piston is moving toward the crankshaft.

Inflected forms

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