destroke

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verb

To reduce or shorten the stroke of (an engine).

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Meanings

verbdestroke (third-person singular simple present destrokes, present participle destroking, simple past and past participle destroked)

present singular third person destrokes · participle present destroking · participle past destroked · past destroked

  1. transitiveautomotiveTo reduce or shorten the stroke of (an engine).

Origin

From de- + stroke.

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Cite this entry
APA

destroke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destroke

MLA

“destroke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destroke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “destroke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destroke.

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