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  • Thumbnail for Japanese saw
    carpentry that cuts on the pull stroke, unlike most European saws that cut on the push stroke. Japanese saws are the best known pull saws, but they are also...
    4 KB (596 words) - 12:22, 6 February 2024
  • This stroke can be used in reverse to propel the body feet first. Human stroke: Similar to the dog paddle, but the arms reach out more and pull farther...
    15 KB (2,383 words) - 13:49, 21 May 2024
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    butterfly stroke boasts a higher peak velocity than the front crawl, owing to the synchronous propulsion generated by the simultaneous pull/push of both...
    29 KB (3,917 words) - 16:48, 10 March 2024
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    the crankshaft. A stroke refers to the full travel of the piston along the cylinder, in either direction. The four separate strokes are termed: Intake:...
    28 KB (3,628 words) - 22:50, 11 March 2024
  • Pulling a stroke is a phrase mainly used in Ireland to describe an act of deceit performed for personal gain. Elsewhere, similar practices are referred...
    2 KB (278 words) - 04:12, 18 September 2023
  • either the push or pull stroke. In normal use, cutting vertically downwards with work held in a bench vise, hacksaw blades are set to be facing forwards...
    8 KB (1,076 words) - 16:44, 8 June 2024
  • basic strokes are used to produce a variety of accented and unaccented beat combinations. Push/Pull or Push-Pull Strokes: dual fulcrum strokes with alternated...
    4 KB (517 words) - 18:42, 17 December 2023
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    The Strokes are an American rock band formed in New York City in 1998. The band is composed of lead singer and primary songwriter Julian Casablancas,...
    61 KB (6,757 words) - 13:12, 10 June 2024
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    Front crawl (redirect from Crawl stroke)
    usage is Catch, Pull, Push, Recover. Another approach uses: Glide, Switch, Recovery, Entry,Catch & Pull, Push, and Finish Seven Stroke Phases of Graceful...
    19 KB (2,762 words) - 02:59, 2 June 2024
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    Breaststroke (redirect from Breast stroke)
    pull-down, similar to the push phase of a butterfly stroke. This stroke continues the insweep phase and pushes the hands all the way to the back to the...
    29 KB (4,378 words) - 13:50, 26 April 2024
  • to the side of the field from which he bats Pull shot, a batting stroke in cricket A phase of a swim stroke A throw-off in the sport of ultimate (originally...
    1 KB (206 words) - 13:54, 11 February 2023
  • Thumbnail for Crosscut saw
    Egyptians, are designed to cut only on the pull stroke. Western saws, on the other hand, are designed to cut on the push stroke.[citation needed] Cross...
    15 KB (2,034 words) - 17:40, 30 January 2024
  • copper which may have cut on both pull and push strokes. As the saw developed, teeth were raked to cut only on the pull stroke and set with the teeth projecting...
    33 KB (4,829 words) - 21:38, 11 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Pull buoy
    refers to the pull phase of the swim stroke which this device helps to train. Pool buoys usually refers to the floating plastic lines used to demarcate...
    1 KB (209 words) - 14:50, 11 February 2024
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    released through valves during shooting. Single-stroke and multi-stroke pump guns utilize an on-board hand pump to pressurize air in an internal reservoir tank...
    46 KB (6,250 words) - 09:15, 11 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for German rescue swimming badge
    dives and retrieving a 5 kilo ring 50 metres rescue pulling or pushing stroke 50 metres lifesaving stroke Demonstrating proficiency in avoiding holds and...
    8 KB (819 words) - 18:25, 25 January 2023
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    Rope start (redirect from Pull start)
    crankshaft, spinning it to crank or start the engine before the end of the pull stroke. The running of the engine then disengages the clutch. When the user...
    4 KB (482 words) - 12:19, 4 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Backsaw
    dōzuki cuts on the pull stroke, allowing much straighter and narrower cuts than those achieved with push-stroke saws. This is due to tension on the blade...
    6 KB (878 words) - 23:11, 20 February 2024
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    Backstroke (redirect from Back stroke)
    ancient style of swimming, popularized by Harry Hebner. It was the second stroke to be swum in competitions after the front crawl. The first Olympic backstroke...
    16 KB (2,343 words) - 00:55, 13 June 2024
  • Japanese saws and the saws used by Ancient Egyptians) are designed to cut on the pull stroke. Lye, P.F. (1971). Woodwork theory (Metric ed.). London: Thomas...
    3 KB (366 words) - 04:08, 23 February 2024
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