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Hummingbirds are the only birds that create lift from both their upstrokes and downstrokes.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Unlike most birds, hummingbirds can get a substantial amount of weight support and thrust from their upstroke, not just their downstroke.
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Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Perhaps at a certain frequency the upstroke of a dolphin’s tail would load energy into the subdermal sheath, which would then spring back, helping push the tail through its downstroke.
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Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
One of them is the upstroke—almost picture a bassist, with their index and middle finger.
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Ryan Dombal, Pitchfork, 31 Aug. 2023
The receiving partner leads on rocking with the upstroke and the penetrating partner leads on the downstroke.
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Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
Apply in upstrokes from your ankles to your thighs for a bit of tingling and temporary tightening.
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Maddie Aberman, Women's Health, 27 June 2023
Perhaps more compellingly, its shoulder joint would have prevented it from lifting its wings far enough to carry out a full upstroke.
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2010
After the powerful downward flap, birds fold the wing slightly inwards during the upstroke.
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2010
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Word History
First Known Use
1828, in the meaning defined above
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“Upstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upstroke. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
upstroke
noun
up·stroke
ˈəp-ˌstrōk
: an upward stroke (as of a pen)
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