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the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft

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  1. n. the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft
  2. 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.
  3. An inward stroke; specif., in a steam or other engine, a strokein which the piston is moving away from the crank shaft; -- opposedto outstroke.
  4. n the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft