backswing

[ bak-swing ]
/ ˈbækˌswɪŋ /

noun Sports.

the movement of a bat, racket, or the like, toward the back of a player in preparation for the forward movement with which the ball is struck.

Origin of backswing

First recorded in 1895–1900; back1 + swing1

Example sentences from the Web for backswing

  • On the backswing, it thwacked resoundingly against the thug's ribcage.

    Nor Iron Bars a Cage.... |Gordon Randall Garrett