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:

    “It would be disingenuous, however, not to point out that some things are considered as morally certain, that is, as having sufficient certainty for application to ordinary life, even though they may be uncertain in relation to the absolute power of God.”
    —René Descartes (1596–1650)

    “You can stroke people with words.”
    —F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)