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单词 sliding seat
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Definition of sliding seat in English:

sliding seat

noun
  • A seat able to slide to and fro on runners, especially one in a racing rowing boat used to adjust the length of a stroke.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Each boat contains a crew of two and each crew rows an identical 7.1 metre boat that includes two sliding seats and the same sculling oars as used in standard rowing boats.
    • The event is a sliding seat coxed four and the rowers must have some use of legs, trunk and arms,.
    • Despite a few tricks such as sliding seats, the rear cabin is very small and best reserved for schoolchildren and their schoolbags.
    • All rowers sit on sliding seats on metal tracks, allowing for a smooth, clean stroke that uses leg, back, and arm muscles.
    • Perhaps it was second-row sliding seats or the automatic climate control, perhaps the traction control or electronic brake distribution system, but I knew we were meant for each other.
    • I would not want to go much over twenty on a bike with a sliding seat and handlebars that move back and forth, but this bike was super stable.
    • Then I had to try to master the rowing stroke using a heavy oar while sitting on a sliding seat with my feet clamped into place.
    • The 24-foot identical plywood boats are fitted internally to the crews' own preference but predominantly using the same sliding seat and sculling oars that operate in standard rowing boats.
    • I thought, ‘Just what I need, I'll learn to row in a sliding seat.’
    • As I explained the mechanical advantages of rowing - the oar as lever, the oarlock as fulcrum, the sliding seat as a tool for harnessing leg power - he nodded, then frowned.
 
 

Definition of sliding seat in US English:

sliding seat

nounˈslīdiNG sēt
  • A seat able to slide back and forth on runners, especially one in a racing rowboat used to adjust the length of a stroke.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Each boat contains a crew of two and each crew rows an identical 7.1 metre boat that includes two sliding seats and the same sculling oars as used in standard rowing boats.
    • Perhaps it was second-row sliding seats or the automatic climate control, perhaps the traction control or electronic brake distribution system, but I knew we were meant for each other.
    • As I explained the mechanical advantages of rowing - the oar as lever, the oarlock as fulcrum, the sliding seat as a tool for harnessing leg power - he nodded, then frowned.
    • Despite a few tricks such as sliding seats, the rear cabin is very small and best reserved for schoolchildren and their schoolbags.
    • The event is a sliding seat coxed four and the rowers must have some use of legs, trunk and arms,.
    • All rowers sit on sliding seats on metal tracks, allowing for a smooth, clean stroke that uses leg, back, and arm muscles.
    • I would not want to go much over twenty on a bike with a sliding seat and handlebars that move back and forth, but this bike was super stable.
    • The 24-foot identical plywood boats are fitted internally to the crews' own preference but predominantly using the same sliding seat and sculling oars that operate in standard rowing boats.
    • I thought, ‘Just what I need, I'll learn to row in a sliding seat.’
    • Then I had to try to master the rowing stroke using a heavy oar while sitting on a sliding seat with my feet clamped into place.
 
 
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