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• Oar — This article is about the instrument used in aquatic travel. For other uses, see OAR (disambiguation). Traditional wooden oars An oar is an implement used for water borne propulsion. Oars have a flat blade at one end. Oarsmen grasp the oar at the …   Wikipedia

• pair-oar — pair oared, adj. /pair awr , ohr /, n. a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar. [1850 55] * * * …   Universalium

• navy — /nay vee/, n., pl. navies. 1. the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler. 2. (often cap.) the complete body of such warships together with their officers and enlisted personnel, equipment, yards, etc., constituting …   Universalium

• row — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rōwan; akin to Middle High German rüejen to row, Latin remus oar Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to propel a boat by means of oars 2. to move by or as if by the propulsion of oars …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Shipbuilding — This article is about the construction of ships. For the song, see Shipbuilding (song). An expedition s shipwrights building a brigantine, 1541. Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and floating vessels. It normally takes place in a… …   Wikipedia

• Quinquereme — A quinquereme (Latin) or penteres (Greek) is a type of ancient oar propelled warship that was used by the Greeks of the Hellenistic period and later by the Carthaginians and Romans, from the 4th century BC to the 1st century. It was developed… …   Wikipedia

• Maritime history — The Clipper Ship Flying Cloud off the Needles, Isle of Wight, off the southern English coast. Painting by James E. Buttersworth Maritime history is the study of human activity at sea. It covers a broad thematic element of history that often uses… …   Wikipedia

• Whitewater — is formed in a rapid, when a river s gradient drops enough to disturb its laminar flow and create turbulence, i.e. form a bubbly, or aerated and unstable current; the frothy water appears white. The term is also used loosely to refer to less… …   Wikipedia

• Age of Sail — The Age of Sail was the period in which international trade and naval warfare were dominated by sailing ships, lasting from the 16th to the mid 19th century. This is a significant period during which square rigged sailing ships carried European… …   Wikipedia

• Baltic Fleet — The Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet (Дважды Краснознамённый Балтийский флот), was the Imperial, later Soviet, and is now the Russian Navy s presence in the Baltic Sea. The Fleet gained the Twice Red Banner appelation during the Soviet period,… …   Wikipedia

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