watermanship

/waw-ter-muhn-ship, wot-er-/US // ˈwɔ tər mənˌʃɪp, ˈwɒt ər- //

水术,水上工艺,水上技巧,水务技术

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman.
- : skill in rowing or boating.

Among University oars, watermanship is oftenest found in those who have rowed as schoolboys.
Much as watermanship is needed in a four, it is still more important to possess it when rowing in a pair.
It is evident that watermanship of a very high order is needed for this feat.
The art of ‘watermanship’ had not then reached its present pitch.
Sculling needs more precision and more watermanship than rowing.