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# How to pronounce "handystroke" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/hændɪstrɒʊk/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **han·dys·troke**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- A blow with the hand.
  - *Example*: "Presently as our Captain perceived their shot to come slacking, as the latter drops of a great shower of rain, with his whistle he gave us his usual signal, to answer them with our shot and arrows, and so march onwards upon the enemy, with intent to come to handy-strokes, and to have joined with them; whom when we found retired as to a place of some better strength, he increased his pace to prevent them if he might."

### Example Sentences
- "Presently as our Captain perceived their shot to come slacking, as the latter drops of a great shower of rain, with his whistle he gave us his usual signal, to answer them with our shot and arrows, and so march onwards upon the enemy, with intent to come to handy-strokes, and to have joined with them; whom when we found retired as to a place of some better strength, he increased his pace to prevent them if he might."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "handystroke"

- **Syllables**: han · dys · troke
- **IPA**: `/hændɪstrɒʊk/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “handystroke”?
“handystroke” is pronounced /hændɪstrɒʊk/ (han · dys · troke). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “handystroke”?
“handystroke” has 3 syllables: han · dys · troke.

### What does “handystroke” mean?
A blow with the hand.


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