propel with oars

  • 21oar — /ɔ / (say aw) noun 1. an instrument for propelling a boat, sometimes used also for steering, consisting of a long shaft of wood with a blade at one end. 2. something resembling this or used for a similar purpose. 3. → oarsman. –verb (t) 4. to… …

  • 22rowing — row·ing || rəʊɪŋ n. act of paddling, act of propelling a boat with oars; crew, sculling, sport of racing in light rowboats rəʊ n. horizontal line; journey in a rowboat; instance of paddling; argument, quarrel; noise, ruckus v. paddle,… …

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  • 23scull — skÊŒl n. small narrow racing boat rowed by one to four people; single oar located at the stern of a boat; one of two oars used by one person v. row a boat, propel a boat with oars …

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  • 24sculled — skÊŒl n. small narrow racing boat rowed by one to four people; single oar located at the stern of a boat; one of two oars used by one person v. row a boat, propel a boat with oars …

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  • 25sculling — skÊŒl n. small narrow racing boat rowed by one to four people; single oar located at the stern of a boat; one of two oars used by one person v. row a boat, propel a boat with oars …

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  • 26sculls — skÊŒl n. small narrow racing boat rowed by one to four people; single oar located at the stern of a boat; one of two oars used by one person v. row a boat, propel a boat with oars …

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  • 27oar — noun a pole with a flat blade, used to row or steer a boat through the water. ↘a rower. verb propel with or as if with oars. Phrases put (or stick) one s oar in informal, chiefly Brit. give an opinion without being asked. Derivatives oared… …

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  • 28oar — [[t]ɔr, oʊr[/t]] n. 1) navig. a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat 2) navig. oarsman 3) navig. naut. to propel with or as if with oars; row 4) navig. naut. to row •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29Trireme — Tri reme, n. [L. triremis; tri (see {Tri }) + remus an oar, akin to E. row. See Row to propel with an oar.] (Class. Antiq.) An ancient galley or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of oars. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30row — rəʊ n. horizontal line; journey in a rowboat; instance of paddling; argument, quarrel; noise, ruckus v. paddle, propel a boat with oars; rebuke, scold, reprimand (British) …

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