rowlock
/roh-lok; for 3 also Nautical rol-uhk, ruhl-/US // ˈroʊˌlɒk; for 3 also Nautical ˈrɒl ək, ˈrʌl- //UK // (ˈrɒlək) //
洛克,锁定,洛克人,洛克先生
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Architecture. one of several concentric rings of masonry forming an arch.
- : a brick laid on edge, especially as a header.Compare soldier.
- : Chiefly British. oarlock.
Examples
As Constans paddled out into the stream he heard the steady thumping of oars in rowlock.
Carved, too, was the baling bowl, and the loom of the oar was carved in curving lines from rowlock leather to hand.
Then it won't slip out of the rowlock and sail off, leaving you to wait until somebody happens along to pick you up.
I bade her hand me hers, and she did it instantly, sliding it along to my rowlock and losing but a single stroke.
Joe noticed that the oars were muffled with sennit, and that even the rowlock sockets were protected with leather.
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