Power Stroke

Power Stroke may refer to:

In motoring:

  • Power stroke (engine), the stroke of a cyclic motor which generates force
  • Ford Power Stroke engine, Ford diesel engine

Other:

  • In baseball, a batter who hits for extra bases is said to have a power stroke
  • In biology, the term power stroke refers to the molecular interactions of muscle contraction
  • In firearm handling, the term power stroke refers to racking the slide after inserting a fresh magazine to chamber a round, instead of using the slide release to do the same.

Famous quotes containing the words power and/or stroke:

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    “Fair maid, white and red,
    Comb me smooth, and stroke my head;
    And every hair a sheave shall be,
    And every sheave a golden tree.”
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