| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
backstroke (ˈbækˌstrəʊk) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | swimming Also called: back crawl |
| a. a stroke performed on the back, using backward circular strokes of each arm alternately and flipper movements of the feet | |
| b. (as modifier): the backstroke champion | |
| 2. | a return stroke or blow |
| 3. | chiefly (US) a backhanded stroke |
| 4. | bell-ringing Compare handstroke the upward movement of the bell rope as the bell swings back and forth |
| —vb | |
| 5. | (intr) to swim the backstroke |