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[ awrz, ohrz ] / ɔrz, oʊrz /
interjection Nautical.(used as a command to the crew of a scull or other similar boat to cease rowing and hold the oars horizontal with blades feathered.) Words nearby oarsOAPEC, oar, oared, oarfish, oarlock, oars, oarsman, oarweed, oary, OAS, O.A.S.I. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oarsThe turbulent waters caused one of his oars to crack, which—without a motor or a sail—can be severely detrimental to his voyage. Victor Mooney’s Epic Adventure for His Dead Brother|Justin Jones|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is clear to you that she intends to use the staves as oars. Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Knife and fork push against one another rhythmically on the plate, like oars on a boat. The Strange Way We Eat: Bee Wilson’s ‘Consider the Fork’|Bee Wilson|October 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST We steadied the boat with the oars, and I thought we were doing real good. Navy Seal Training: The Start of Hell Week|Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson|May 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
As I have already said, we had made four oars, but our boat was so small that only two were necessary. The Coral Island|R. M. Ballantyne When the oars on one side are pulled, and those on the other are backed, the boat is made to turn on its own water. Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements|Various Agnes, however, carried the oars up to the tent and then forgot about the rest of her task as she dipped into a new book. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas|Grace Brooks Hill She was in it in a moment, and again plying the oars, her shell on the seat opposite that on which she was sitting. Princess Polly At Play|Amy Brooks Then we made still another from two oars and a square of sail by crossing them. The Last Cruise of the Saginaw|George H. Read
Words related to oarsblade, pole, propel, row, rower, scull, sweep |