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bow stroke

bow stroke noun: the movement of the bow back and forth perpendicularly across the string of an instrument, producing sound.

Noun

bow stroke (plural bow strokes)

  1. The movement of the bow back and forth perpendicularly across the string of an instrument, producing sound.

Forms of bow stroke

pluralbow strokes
alternative formbowstroke

Questions about bow stroke

What does bow stroke mean?
Bow stroke means the movement of the bow back and forth perpendicularly across the string of an instrument, producing sound.
What part of speech is bow stroke?
Bow stroke is a noun.
What is the plural of bow stroke?
The plural of bow stroke is bow strokes.

Words near bow stroke in the dictionary

  1. Bow St. Runner
  2. Bow St. Runners
  3. Bow Street
  4. Bow Street Runner
  5. Bow Street Runners
  6. bow stroke
  7. bow thruster
  8. bow thrusters
  9. bow tie
  10. bow ties
  11. bow to

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