oar
桨,桨叶,桨声,船桨
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Definitions
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- : a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- : something resembling this or having a similar purpose.
- : a person who rows; oarsman.
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- : to propel with or as if with oars; row.
- : to traverse or make by, or as if by, rowing.
- 1
- : to row.
- : to move or advance as if by rowing.
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Examples
A 22-inch HD touchscreen monitor, powerful speakers, and a proprietary ultrasmooth and quiet resistance system designed to mimic the pull of an oar through water combine to create a completely immersive experience.
The only sound is the splash that the oars make when they hit the water.
Over the course of a few decades, the chebec warships completely ditched the oars, while relying on three massive lateen sails – thus making the complete transition from a galley to a sailing ship.
Their ineptitude required the seaman to abandon his post at the tiller and man an oar himself.
Frank leaped ashore and pushed the boat off, while Mayne held her by jamming the leeward oar into the mud.
There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.
A single oar used rather as rudder than paddle guides the tank to the middle of the stream, where it floats to its destination.
Jim and Grundy each seized an oar, and, exerting their strength, they were soon clear of the wreck.
And now a chase began with oar and sail, and continued till noon, when Crown Point was still some leagues away.