downstrike (English, noun)
expansion: downstrike (plural downstrikes)
Senses:
glosses: A bolt of lightning that touches ground.
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glosses: A (usually unintended) branch of current that arcs downward to ground.
glosses: A blow by a hand or weapon that occurs with a downward striking motion.
glosses: A downward plucking motion on a stringed instrument.
glosses: A downstroke; a downward movement that terminates in striking something.
glosses: A type of manual typewriter that causes the letters to print on the downstroke of the keys and retract as the key rises.
glosses: A variety of various devices that operates primarily by a downward striking action.
glosses: A line that is drawn with a downward stroke.
Forms:
form: downstrikes
tags: plural