outstroke

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noun

An outward stroke; specifically, in a steam engine or other engine, a stroke in which the piston is moving toward the crankshaft.

Opposite
instroke
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Meanings

nounoutstroke (plural outstrokes)

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.
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    Moreover, a perfect Medal has its Profile and out-ſtroaks ſharp (Nummus aſper) and by no means rugged; the Figures clean and well poliſh'd; the Contours neatly trimm'd, and exactly round and carefully preſerv'd; that the Extancy and Relievos correſpond with the Ingraving, and have not ſuffer'd in Percuſſion; in all which, there is a certain Spirit of Antiquity and Excellency to be diſcern'd in Antient Medals almoſt inimitable.

    1697, J[ohn] Evelyn, “Instructions How to Collect, and Procure such Medals as are Antique, and Rare; and to Distinguish the True from the False, for the Prevention of Frauds and Impostures”, in Numismata. A Discourse of Medals, Antient and Modern. […], London: […] Benj[amin] Tooke […], →OCLC, page 201

    Antonyms: instroke

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn outward stroke; specifically, in a steam engine or other engine, a stroke in which the piston is moving toward the crankshaft.

Opposite
instroke

Origin

From out- + stroke.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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