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