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Internal combustion engine type
A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft
Four-stroke_engine
Internal combustion engine type
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes of the piston, one up
Two-stroke_engine
Phase of an engine piston's travel
combustion engine, the term stroke has the following related meanings: A phase of the engine's cycle (e.g. compression stroke, exhaust stroke), during which
Stroke_(engine)
Internal combustion engine designs
six-stroke engine is one of several alternative internal combustion engine designs that attempt to improve on traditional two-stroke and four-stroke engines
Six-stroke_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
Power Stroke, also known as Powerstroke, is a family of diesel engines that were produced by Navistar International from 1994 until 2010, and by Ford Motor
Ford_Power_Stroke_engine
Engine type
A two-stroke diesel engine is a diesel engine that uses compression ignition in a two-stroke combustion cycle. It was invented by Hugo Güldner in 1899
Two-stroke_diesel_engine
Mechanical measurement
following terms are used to label bore/stroke ratio: A square engine has equal bore and stroke dimensions, giving a bore/stroke value of exactly 1:1. 1953 – Ferrari
Stroke_ratio
Conceptual engine
The five-stroke engine is a compound internal combustion engine patented by Gerhard Schmitz in 2000. The goal of the five-stroke engine is to achieve higher
Five-stroke_engine
Thermodynamic cycle
that had a short compression stroke and a longer expansion stroke. The first Atkinson-cycle engine, the differential engine, used opposed pistons. The second
Atkinson_cycle
Engine in which fuel combusts with an oxidizer
familiar two-stroke and four-stroke piston engines, along with variants, such as the six-stroke piston engine and the Wankel rotary engine. A second class
Internal_combustion_engine
Type of internal combustion engine that uses compression to create combustion
diesel engines put in service are 14-cylinder, two-stroke marine diesel engines; they produce a peak power of almost 100 MW each. Diesel engines may be
Diesel_engine
Internal combustion engine
chamber on the compression stroke of the engine. Most hot-bulb engines were produced as one or two-cylinder, low-speed two-stroke, crankcase-scavenged units
Hot-bulb_engine
Two-and-four stroke engines
four-stroke engines are engines that combine elements from both two-stroke and four-stroke engines. They usually incorporate two pistons. The M4+2 engine,
Two-_and_four-stroke_engines
two-strokes for longer than most. Their first four-stroke engine was the SOHC F8A, which appeared in 1977. Suzuki continued to offer a two-stroke engine in
List_of_Suzuki_engines
Combustion engine using disks compressing fuel in the same cylinder
opposed-piston engines include Cummins, Achates Power, and Fairbanks-Morse Defense (FMDefense). Compared to contemporary two-stroke engines, which use a
Opposed-piston_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
timing developed by Volkswagen Group in 2011. They all include a four-stroke engine and dual overhead camshaft drive into exhaust manifolds. By 2017, the
Volkswagen_EA211_engine
Scottish engineer (1854–1932)
was a Scottish engineer who designed the world's first successful two-stroke engine in 1878 and patented it in England in 1881. He was a graduate of Anderson's
Dugald_Clerk
Device used to start an internal combustion engine
the next cycle. In a four-stroke engine, the third stroke releases energy from the fuel, powering the fourth (exhaust) stroke and also the first two (intake
Starter_(engine)
Type of engine
advances in engine and vehicle design. Compared with straight-four engines, which always have a cylinder on its power stroke, straight-three engines have intervals
Straight-three_engine
Crankshaft housing in reciprocating combustion engines
a piston engine that surrounds the crankshaft. In most modern engines, the crankcase is integrated into the engine block. Two-stroke engines typically
Crankcase
Piston engine with one cylinder
trimmers). Single-cylinder engines are made both as 4-strokes and 2-strokes. Compared with multi-cylinder engines, single-cylinder engines are usually simpler
Single-cylinder_engine
Mixture formation system
plug. To achieve this, a stratified charge engine injects fuel during the later stages of the compression stroke. A "swirl cavity" in the top of the piston
Gasoline_direct_injection
Engine utilising one or more reciprocating pistons
cylinder by this stroke. The exception is the Stirling engine, which repeatedly heats and cools the same sealed quantity of gas. The stroke is simply the
Reciprocating_engine
Valve where rotation of passages in a plug controls flow direction
Loading sample on chromatography columns. Certain types of two-stroke and four-stroke engines. Most hydraulic automotive power steering control valves. In
Rotary_valve
Large stationary single-cylinder internal combustion four-stroke engine
The Otto engine is a large stationary single-cylinder internal combustion four-stroke engine, designed by the German Nicolaus Otto. It was a low-RPM machine
Otto_engine
Volume swept by all of the pistons
whole engine. The formula is: Displacement = stroke length × π ( bore 2 ) 2 × number of cylinders {\displaystyle {\text{Displacement}}={\text{stroke length}}\times
Engine_displacement
East German automobile brand
galvanised steel unibody chassis, front-wheel drive, a transverse two-stroke engine, and independent suspension. Because this 1950s design remained largely
Trabant
Retarding forces within an engine used to slow a vehicle
with real engine braking; it is used mainly in large diesel trucks and works by opening the exhaust valves at the top of the compression stroke, so the
Engine_braking
Systems for generating thrust for ships and boats on water
marine steam engine, introduced in the early 19th century. During the 20th century it was replaced by two-stroke or four-stroke diesel engines, outboard
Marine_propulsion
Motor vehicle
the two-stroke engine became increasingly uncompetitive in the US market due to emissions regulations, a switch to the Ford Taunus V4 engine was made
Saab_Sonett
Brand of internal combustion engines
the world's largest producers of light piston engines. Rotax four-stroke and advanced two-stroke engines are used in a wide variety of small land, sea
Rotax
engine in 1872. In 1876, Nicolaus Otto, working with Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach, patented the compressed charge, four-stroke cycle engine.
History of the internal combustion engine
History_of_the_internal_combustion_engine
Thermodynamic cycle for spark ignition piston engines
Otto engines are called four-stroke engines. The intake stroke and compression stroke require one rotation of the engine crankshaft. The power stroke and
Otto_cycle
Machine component used to compress or contain expanding fluids in a cylinder
mounted within the piston: unlike the steam engine, there is no piston rod or crosshead (except big two stroke engines). The typical piston design is on the
Piston
Type of motorcycle
provides the force needed to start the 48cc two stroke engine, or can be ridden like a bicycle when the engine is disengaged. The later models feature a kick
Puch_Maxi
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
early 1990s. It is a relatively oversquare engine with a large bore and short stroke compared to the M115 engine which was used during the same timeframe
Mercedes-Benz_M102_engine
Combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design
form, the Wankel engine has lower thermal efficiency and higher exhaust emissions relative to the four-stroke reciprocating engine. This thermal inefficiency
Wankel_engine
Internal combustion engine
Benelli 750 Sei motorcycle engine to the 10,972.2 L (669,565 cu in) Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C two-stroke marine diesel engine. Due to its well-balanced configuration
Straight-six_engine
Reciprocating engine with cylinders arranged radially from a single crankshaft
be added in order to increase the capacity of the engine without adding to its diameter. Four-stroke radials have an odd number of cylinders per row, so
Radial_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
four-stroke engine using aluminum alloy for the block, cylinder head and pistons. A 74 mm × 77 mm (2.91 in × 3.03 in) bore and stroke give the engine a total
Suzuki_G_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
most share a common stroke dimension: 3.4375 in (87.31 mm) for early Rockets, 3.6875 in (93.66 mm) for later Generation 1 engines, and 3.385 in (86.0 mm)
Oldsmobile_V8_engine
Italian motorcycle manufacturer
fastest single cylinder four-stroke 250cc racer to this day. In 1973, Moto Morini launched its first 72-degree V-twin engined motorcycles, designed by Franco
Moto_Morini
Type of motorcycle
features a 150 cc engine capable of a listed maximum speed of 59 mph (95 km/h). The LX 150, like all modern Vespa scooters features a 4-stroke single overhead
Piaggio_Vespa_LX
Inline piston engine with two cylinders
engines use 180 degree crankshafts. Two-stroke engines typically use a 180 degree crankshaft, since this results in two evenly-spaced power strokes per
Straight-twin_engine
Brand of Russian motorcycles
2-cylinder, 2-stroke engine, 24 hp IZh Planeta-7 – 249 cc, 1-cylinder, 4-stroke engine, 20 hp IZh Springbok (1997–) – 249 cc, 1-cylinder, 4-stroke engine, 21 hp
IZh_(motorcycle)
Series of I6 and V8 engines built by Chrysler
design. All Chrysler FirePower engines are oversquare; i.e. their bore is larger than their stroke. This first FirePower engine, used from 1951 to 1955, has
Chrysler_Hemi_engine
Type of motor oil
use in crankcase compression two-stroke engines, typical of small gasoline-powered engines. Unlike a four-stroke engine, the crankcase of which is closed
Two-stroke_oil
Internal combustion engine designed to run on gasoline
George Brayton in 1873. Most petrol engines use either the four-stroke Otto cycle or the two-stroke cycle. Petrol engines have also been produced using the
Petrol_engine
Process used in internal combustion engines
Scavenging is equally important for both two-stroke and four-stroke engines. Most modern four-stroke engines use crossflow cylinder heads and valve timing
Scavenging_(engine)
Inline piston engine with four cylinders
four-stroke straight-four engine always has a cylinder on its power stroke, unlike engines with fewer cylinders where there is no power stroke occurring at certain
Straight-four_engine
Type of motorcycle
2-stroke engine with a vertical cylinder or a 100cc air-cooled 2 stroke engine with a vertical cylinder. Both 50cc air- and liquid-cooled engines shared
Peugeot_Speedfight
Motor vehicle
bodywork, four-passenger seating and at first a two-stroke, three-cylinder engine, later a four-stroke V4. Compared with its predecessor, the Saab 93, the
Saab_96
I3, naturally aspirated. The smallest Ford 3-cylinder engine. Displacement: 998 cc Bore x stroke: 71.9 mm x 82.0 mm Compression ratio: 12.0:1 Maximum power:
List_of_Ford_engines
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
their automobiles. This engine was Suzuki's first four-stroke car engine when it first appeared in 1977. The smallest F engine family with 543 cc of displacement
Suzuki_F_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
VT engines were used by Ford Motor Company in several vehicles, sold as the second and third generations of the Ford Power Stroke diesel engine family
Navistar_VT_engine
Optimisation of exhaust system geometry
the exhaust port at a particular time in the combustion cycle. In two-stroke engines where the exhaust port is opened by being uncovered by the piston (rather
Tuned_exhaust
Medium-sized family car produced by AWE
were ultimately derived from a 1938 DKW design and powered by a two-stroke engine with only seven major moving parts: three pistons, three connecting
Wartburg_353
Type of internal combustion engine
bank. It is a rare configuration, which has been mostly used in two-stroke engines for motorcycles competing in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. The first
V3_engine
the crankshaft is arranged such that the engine pistons pass through top dead centre during the swinging stroke. As the ignition system is normally arranged
Aircraft_engine_starting
Type of motorcycle
buying and building Blasters that compete with modern day four-strokes. Its two-stroke engine is easily modified and a large aftermarket now exists for the
Yamaha_Blaster
Automobile engine
its original two-stroke engine. Since the Saab 96 was used for rallying it was also tuned. In the rally versions it was bored and stroked to 1.8 and 1.9 L
Ford_Taunus_V4_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
298 cc) 4-valve DOHC engine mainly for Daihatsu products, including OEM-supplied Toyota bB/Cami/Avanza and Subaru Dex, with bore and stroke of 72.0mm × 79.7mm
Toyota_SZ_engine
air-cooled, two-stroke, single cylinder 125 cc engine YC-1 (1956) was the second bike manufactured by Yamaha; it was a 175 cc single cylinder two-stroke. YD-1 (1957)
List_of_Yamaha_motorcycles
Alternative vehicle power source
engine was considered an extreme short stroke (bore / stroke: 70 mm / 35 mm = 2:1) design so it could fit within the in the nose cone of jet engines like
Auxiliary_power_unit
Car engine
Sportsman oval track racing engine in the hands of racers like Bud Lunsford in his 1966 Chevy II, its bore/stroke and rod/stroke geometries made it a natural
Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)
Chevrolet_small-block_engine_(first-_and_second-generation)
Piston engine with six cylinders in a "V" configuration
than four-cylinder engines, due to the overlap in the power strokes of the six-cylinder engine. In a four-cylinder, four-stroke engine, only one piston
V6_engine
Third Trabant model produced by VEB Sachsenring (1964–1990)
The car body was made of Duroplast. The main letdown was the engine, which was a two-stroke based on a pre-war DKW. It was competitive when launched, but
Trabant_601
Type of motorcycle
critics complained about the noise level of the large water cooled two stroke engine, which had a catalytic converter. EP 0757950 A2 - Patent - Thomas Krens
Italjet_Dragster
Low-powered internal combustion engine
is a single-cylinder engines that is air-cooled. The combustion cycle can be either two-stroke (which results in a lighter engine for a given power output
Small_engine
Car model
also one of the last West German production cars equipped with a two-stroke engine, the last being the Goggomobil. The last European built Auto Union 1000
DKW_F102
Marketing name of a range of Ford diesel engines first introduced in 2000
5-litre, closely derived from the 1.6-litre engine. Bore was reduced from 75 to 73.5 mm while the stroke remained unchanged 88.3 mm. The DLD-416 (or DV6)
Ford_Duratorq_engine
Reciprocating engine where the pistons drive a cam-actuated shaft
the engine's torque output at specific points in the cycle. Some cam engines are two-stroke engines, rather than four-stroke. In a two-stroke engine, the
Cam_engine
Final production series model produced by Trabant (1990–1991)
Zwickau. Unlike its predecessors, which have a two-stroke engine, the Trabant 1.1 has a four-stroke engine. In total, 39,474 units of the Trabant 1.1 were
Trabant_1.1
Japanese multinational corporation
four-stroke engines, Suzuki Motor Corp. was known for its two-stroke engines (for motorcycles and autos). After the war, Suzuki made a two-stroke motorized
Suzuki
Line of all-terrain vehicles
(185 kg), 1981-1984 - 430 lb (200 kg) Engine: Piston port two-stroke single Bore: 70 mm (2.8 in), 78.5 mm (3.09 in) Stroke: 64.4 mm (2.54 in) Displacement:
Honda_Odyssey_(ATV)
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
to a 4-stroke engine, compare the events that occur in two rotations of a two-rotor engine. For every 360° of rotation, two faces of the engine complete
Mazda_Wankel_engine
Type of internal combustion engine
downwards toward bottom dead centre during the intake stroke. Owing to innate restriction in the engine's inlet tract, which includes the intake manifold,
Naturally_aspirated_engine
Japanese automobile produced by Suzuki
Lloyd LP400, and as such had a transversely mounted two-cylinder, two-stroke engine driving the front wheels. Suspension was independent on all four wheels
Suzuki_Fronte
Swedish automobile engine
The Saab two-stroke was a two-stroke cycle, inline, two cylinder, and later three cylinder engine manufactured by Swedish automotive manufacturer Saab
Saab_two-stroke
Timing of the release of a spark in a combustion engine
chamber reaches its minimum size, since the purpose of the power stroke in the engine is to force the combustion chamber to expand. Sparks occurring after
Ignition_timing
Italian motorcycle manufacturer
annual production of 40,000 motorbikes, with eight models powered by two-stroke engines ranging from 125 cc to 350 cc. Many of the Harley-Davidson models were
Cagiva
Type of two-stroke internal combustion engine
The split-single engine (British English; twingle engine in U.S. English) is a type of two-stroke internal combustion engine where two cylinders share
Split-single_engine
Internal combustion engine powered by gaseous fuel
unloading. The atmospheric gas engine was in turn replaced by Otto's four-stroke engine. The changeover to four-stroke engines was remarkably rapid, with
Gas_engine
First modern automobile
motorcar") was a belt-driven motor tricycle with a single-cylinder four-stroke engine. It was developed over the period 1884 - 1887 by the German engineer
Benz_Patent-Motorwagen
Model of Honda motorcycle
Introduced to compete against rival two-stroke small capacity motorcycles, the Honda 70 had a Four stroke engine with a displacement of 72 cc (4.4 cu in)
Honda_70
Type of steam engine
balance can be upset causing seizure mid-stroke, which can lead to engine damage or destruction. The uniflow engine was first used in Britain in 1827 by Jacob
Uniflow_steam_engine
Premier championship of motorcycle road racing
whether the engine was a two-stroke or four-stroke. This is unlike TT Formula or motocross, where two and four strokes had different engine size limits
Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing
Type of motorcycle
The Yamaha RX-K 135 is a two-stroke engine motorcycle manufactured by the Yamaha Motor Company in Southeast Asia. It was also known as RX-King in Indonesia
Yamaha_RX-King_135
Type of internal combustion engine
An interference engine is a type of 4-stroke internal combustion piston engine in which one or more valves in the fully open position extends into any
Interference_engine
The spark-ignition petrol engines listed below operate on the four-stroke cycle, and unless stated otherwise, use a wet sump lubrication system, and are
List of Volkswagen Group petrol engines
List_of_Volkswagen_Group_petrol_engines
Inline-four engine
the engine at high speeds. The i-DSI is also known for not using Turbochargers in the performance category, as it uses a high compression, long stroke with
Honda_L_engine
Type of two-stroke engine
two-stroke power valve system is an improvement to a conventional two-stroke engine that gives a high power output over a wider RPM range. A stroke is
Two-stroke_power_valve_system
Inventor of the internal combustion engine
in making the Four Stroke, Compressed Charge engine. It is this engine (the Otto Silent Engine), and not the Otto & Langen engine, to which the "Otto
Nicolaus_Otto
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
series engine is a four-cylinder, four-stroke engine used in kei cars sold by Subaru in Japan, succeeding the EK family of two-cylinder engines previously
Subaru_EN_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
an undersquare 57.92 mm × 76.2 mm (2.280 in × 3.000 in) bore and stroke. This engine was produced from 1952 to 1956. Applications: 1952–56 Austin A30
BMC_A-series_engine
Type of valve
In internal combustion engines, a poppet valve (also sometimes called mushroom valve) is a valve typically used to control the timing and quantity of
Poppet_valve
1956–1991 automobile brand of VEB Automobilwerk Eisenach
two-stroke engine with only seven major moving parts: three pistons, three connecting rods and one crankshaft. The Wartburg 1.3 featured a four-stroke, four-cylinder
Wartburg_(marque)
Vehicle with hydrogen internal combustion engine
electric solar vehicle was converted to hydrogen using a 107 ml four-stroke engine. It was used in a research project which examined and measured losses
Hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicle
Hydrogen_internal_combustion_engine_vehicle
Light tank or possibly armoured car
millimetres thick. The vehicle was powered by a single-cylinder two-stroke motorcycle engine. The only clues as to the vehicle's function are its exterior features
Kugelpanzer
Series of I6 engines built by American Motors and Chrysler
(4.2 L) engine, which the increase in displacement was achieved by employing a 3.895 in (98.9 mm) stroke crankshaft and a slightly taller engine block.
AMC_straight-6_engine
STROKE ENGINE
STROKE ENGINE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stoke.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on or by a strip of land, Old English strīp.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places, for example in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, and Suffolk, so called from Old English stÅw, a word akin to stoc (see Stoke), with the specialized meaning ‘meeting place’, frequently referring to a holy place or church. Places in Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, and Staffordshire having this origin use the spelling Stowe, but the spelling difference cannot be relied on as an indication of locality of origin. The final -e in part represents a trace of the Old English dative inflection.Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.A John Stowe settled in Roxbury, MA, and took the freeman’s oath in 1634.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English stork ‘stork’, hence a nickname for a thin man with long legs, or perhaps occasionally a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a stork. In Yorkshire, where the name is most frequent, it may be a habitational name from a place so named (now known as Storkhill), near Beverley.North German : nickname for someone thought to resemble a stork, Middle Low German stork.German : habitational name from a place so named in Hesse.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Striker (from the Old English byform strÄcian).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name from Middle English strike, the stick used by a Striker.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places throughout England named from Middle English stoke. The exact sense in individual cases is not clear; it seems to have meant originally merely ‘place’, and to have been used mainly for an outlying hamlet or dependent settlement.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant of Stock.Probably an Americanized form of Stokke.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from any of the numerous places called Stoke.Dutch : occupational name for a stoker, Middle Dutch stokere, or from the same word in the sense ‘fire raiser’, ‘arsonist’.Scottish : occupational name for a trumpeter, Gaelic stocaire, an agent derivative of stoc ‘Gaelic trumpet’. The name is borne by a sept of the McFarlanes.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : metonymic occupational name, from Middle English, Old French trone ‘weighing machine’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.North German (Ströker) : from an agent derivative of Struck.
Surname or Lastname
English (southern)
English (southern) : habitational name from places in Gloucestershire and Middlesex, so named from Old English strÅd ‘marshy ground overgrown with brushwood’. Strood in Kent is named with the same word, and some examples of the surname are no doubt derived from this term in independent use.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stroud.German (Ströde) : topographic name from a dialect word meaning ‘thicket’.
Boy/Male
English
From the village.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : perhaps, as Reaney suggests, a variant of Strutt.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English strong, strang ‘strong’, generally a nickname for a strong man but perhaps sometimes applied ironically to a weakling.French : translation of Trahand, a metonymic occupational name for a silkworker who drew out the thread from the cocoons (see Trahan).Translation of Ashkenazic Jewish Stark.
Boy/Male
English
Village
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an agent derivative of Middle English strike(n) ‘to stroke, smooth’, applied as an occupational name for someone whose job was to fill level measures of grain by passing a flat stick over the brim of the measure, thus removing any heaped excess.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English stride ‘(long) pace’ (from stride(n) ‘to walk with long steps’), presumably a nickname for someone with long legs or whose gait had a purposeful air, although Reaney and Wilson suggest it may also have been a topographic name for someone who lived by a crossing point over a stream, presumably no wider than a stride. They cite as an example a place known as The Strid, in North Yorkshire.
Boy/Male
English
Stone
STROKE ENGINE
STROKE ENGINE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Holloway.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Bounty enjoyment
Girl/Female
Native American
Thunder.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Miracle
Boy/Male
Hindu
Servant of Shiva
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Descended from.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Irish, Netherlands, Scandinavian, Swedish, Swiss
Variant of Matthias; Gift of the Lord; Gift of God
Girl/Female
Indian
Kindness
Boy/Male
Indian
Aim, Goal, End
Girl/Female
Biblical
Possessing, or building up, of the people.
STROKE ENGINE
STROKE ENGINE
STROKE ENGINE
STROKE ENGINE
STROKE ENGINE
v. t.
To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light.
v. t.
A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke.
v. t.
To lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in token of surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to strike a tent; to strike the centering of an arch.
a.
Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.
v. t.
To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
v. t.
To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve; the drums strike up a march.
v. t.
A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.
v. t.
The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided; -- called also stroke oar.
v. t.
To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.
v. t.
The movement, in either direction, of the piston plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam engine or a pump, in which these parts have a reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston; also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston, in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke.
v. t.
A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death.
v. t.
To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind, with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror.
v. t.
The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman.
v. i.
To strike with a long stroke.
v. t.
The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke.
n.
A stroke.
v. t.
To strike.
imp. & p. p.
of Stroke
v. t.
To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.