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INSTROKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does instroke mean?
• INSTROKE (noun)
The noun INSTROKE has 1 sense:
1. the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft
Familiarity information: INSTROKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("instroke" is a kind of...):
cam stroke; stroke; throw (the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam)
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