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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: instroke
noun
the stroke of an engine piston moving toward the crankshaft
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: throw, stroke, cam stroke
History
From out- + stroke.
