The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Instroke \In"stroke`\, n. An inward stroke; specif., in a steam or other engine, a stroke in which the piston is moving away from the crank shaft; -- opposed to outstroke. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
instroke n 1: the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft