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Answer for the clue "The stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft ", 8 letters:
instroke

Word definitions for instroke in dictionaries

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n. the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Instroke \In"stroke`\, n. An inward stroke; specif., in a steam or other engine, a stroke in which the piston is moving away from the crank shaft; -- opposed to outstroke .

Usage examples of instroke.

Her cheeks expanded obscenely on the instroke and hollowed on the outstroke, as she labored with mouth and hands.