scullnoun
/skʌl//skʌl//skʌl/scull noun (OAR)
[ C ] a small oar (= pole with a flat end) used as one of a pair to move a small, light boat
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Parts of ships & boats
- abaft
- boathook
- boiler room
- capstan
- crow's nest
- diving bell
- engine room
- gangplank
- gunnel
- helm
- hull
- jib
- lanyard
- lifebelt
- mast
- oar
- porthole
- rib
- sail
- tiller
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Rowing
scull noun (BOAT)
[ C ] a small, light boat used in the sport of sculling
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Boats & sailing craft
- canoe
- catamaran
- cruiser
- dugout
- gondola
- kayak
- life raft
- longboat
- motorboat
- narrowboat
- outboard motor
- pedal boat
- powerboat
- riverboat
- rowing boat
- sailing boat
- speedboat
- trimaran
- windsurfer
- yacht
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scull noun (RACE)
sculls
[ plural ] a race between small, light boats in which the people taking part each use a pair of oars
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Competitions, & parts of competitions
- battle
- battle of wits idiom
- beauty contest
- beauty pageant
- benefit match
- clash
- double-header
- elimination tournament
- European night
- exhibition match
- friendly
- handicap
- kickabout
- ladder
- meeting
- one-horse race
- race
- race meeting
- Rafferty's rules
- winning post
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scullverb [ I ]
/skʌl//skʌl//skʌl/to row a boat using a pair of oars:
His last competitive race was in November 2012 when he sculled with his college crew.
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Rowing
- cox
- feather
- four
- oar
- oarsman
- oarswoman
- row 1
- sculling
- shell