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noun
An inward stroke; specifically, in a steam engine or other engine, a stroke in which the piston is moving away from the crankshaft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: throw, stroke, cam stroke
History
From in + stroke.
