instroke
Americannoun
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a stroke traveling in an inward direction.
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(in an engine) the stroke during which the piston moves into the cylinder.
Etymology
Origin of instroke
Example Sentences
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But some insects, such as mosquitoes, are able to flap their wings without their nervous system commanding each wingstroke.
From Science Daily • Oct. 4, 2023
Most insects use their brains to activate their flight muscles each wingstroke, just like we activate the muscles in our legs every stride we take.
From Science Daily • Oct. 4, 2023
The winged Hymenoptera dashed by with the sharp, quick wingstroke of their kind, or hung humming above the flowers.
From Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies by McCook, Henry Christopher
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