Stroke — Stroke, n. [OE. strok, strook, strak, fr. striken. See {Strike}, v. t.] 1. The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon. [1913 Webster] His hand fetcheth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stroke oar — Stroke Stroke, n. [OE. strok, strook, strak, fr. striken. See {Strike}, v. t.] 1. The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon. [1913 Webster] His hand… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stroke ratio — In a reciprocating piston engine, the stroke ratio, defined by either bore/stroke ratio or stroke/bore ratio, is a term which is used to describe the ratio between the diameter of the cylinder bore and the length of the piston stroke within its… … Wikipedia
Stroke (engine) — Reciprocating motion, used in reciprocating engines and other mechanisms, is back and forth motion. Each cycle of reciprocation consists of two opposite motions: there is a motion in one direction, and then a motion back in the opposite direction … Wikipedia
Rod Laver — For the arena in Melbourne Park used for show matches in the Australian Open, see Rod Laver Arena Infobox Tennis player playername= Rod Laver country= Australia residence= Carlsbad, California, U.S. datebirth= birth date and age|df=yes|1938|8|9… … Wikipedia
Rod Beck — Infobox MLB retired name=Rod Beck position=Pitcher bats=Right throws=Right birthdate=birth date|1968|8|3 Burbank, California deathdate=death date and age|2007|6|23|1968|8|3 Phoenix, Arizona debutdate=May 6 debutyear=by|1991 debutteam=San… … Wikipedia
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Rod Curl — Rodney Rod Curl (born January 9, 1943) is an American professional golfer best known for being the first full blooded Native American to win a PGA Tour event.Curl was born in Redding, California. He is a Wintu Indian; his Indian name Yoso means… … Wikipedia
To keep stroke — Stroke Stroke, n. [OE. strok, strook, strak, fr. striken. See {Strike}, v. t.] 1. The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon. [1913 Webster] His hand… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Connecting rod — piston (top) and connecting rod from typical automotive engine (scale is in centimetres) In a reciprocating piston engine, the connecting rod or conrod connects the piston to the crank or crankshaft. Together with the crank, they form a simple… … Wikipedia
Four-stroke engine — Four stroke cycle used in gasoline/petrol engines. The right blue side is the intake and the left yellow side is the exhaust. The cylinder wall is a thin sleeve surrounded by cooling liquid. A video montage of the Otto engines running at the… … Wikipedia