two-stroke
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Small, two-stroke engines typically found in go-karts, chainsaws—and Iran’s long-range Shahed drone—are simple and reliable, but can be comparatively bulky and inefficient.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
No other player got as close to the pin all day, and he duly holed the putt to take a two-stroke lead, as Cameron Young missed his effort to keep pace.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The 23-year-old Thai began the final day with a two-stroke lead and went on to clinch the top prize at the Siam Country Club Old Course in the coastal resort Pattaya.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
She sank the birdie, her fifth of the day, to place her at 20 under and a two-stroke lead with 10 holes remaining.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025
He was always wandering through the woods, tinkering with a discarded two-stroke engine, chopping wood, or carving a block of wood into an animal head.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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