An act of paddling or rowing a small boat; a journey made in a boat propelled by a paddle. at the paddle: rowing lightly at a gentle speed.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > boat racing or race > [noun] > types of rowing race > actions (5) paddle1754 An act of paddling or rowing a small boat; a journey made in a boat propelled by a paddle. at the paddle: rowing lightly at a gentle speed. bump1838 Rowing. In the context of a race in which boats start at fixed intervals (chiefly at Oxford and Cambridge Universities): an act of touching, or… shot1868 In Boat-racing: an attempt to ‘bump’ the boat in front. (Cf. bump, n.2 6a and bump, v.1 6a.) stride1883 The regular or uniform movement (of a horse) in a race. Hence transferred of rowers, their ‘swing’. Frequently in phrases, as to get into one's stride… overbump1895 In a bumping race (chiefly at Oxford and Cambridge Universities): a bump (bump, n.2 6a) of a boat several places in front, rather than of the boat… |
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