rowing oar

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• rowing — Propulsion of a boat by means of oars. As a sport, it involves one of two kinds of boat: (1) the shell, a narrow, light racing boat propelled by eight rowers pulling single oars under the direction of a coxswain; and (2) the scull, a racing shell …   Universalium

• Rowing-club paris — Sommaire 1 Présentation 2 Histoire du Rowing Club Paris 2.1 De 1853 à 1865 : naissance du Rowing Club 2.2 De 1865 à 1875 : la péri …   Wikipédia en Français

• Oar — ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare, Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. {Rowlock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Oar cock — Oar Oar ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare, Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. {Rowlock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• OAR — is a tool used for rowing a boat OAR or oar may refer to: OAR or the Order of Augustinian Recollects a religious order in the Roman Catholic Church founded in 1589 through the Chapter of Toledo O.A.R. or Of a Revolution, a band from Rockville,… …   Wikipedia

• oar|age — «AWR ihj, OHR », noun. 1. the use of oars; rowing: »the Viking ship, its rowers oarage boiling up the sea. 2. rowing apparatus …   Useful english dictionary

• oar — [o: US o:r] n [: Old English; Origin: ar] 1.) a long pole with a wide flat blade at one end, used for rowing a boat →↑paddle 2.) put/stick/get your oar in BrE informal to get involved in a conversation or situation when the other people do not… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• oar — ► NOUN ▪ a pole with a flat blade, used for rowing or steering a boat. ● put one s oar in Cf. ↑put one s oar in ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• oar|lock — «AWR LOK, OHR », noun. a notch or U shaped support for holding the oar in place while rowing; rowlock. ╂[Old English ārloc < ār oar + loc lock1] …   Useful english dictionary

• oar — [ ɔr ] noun count a long stick with a wide flat blade at one end, used for ROWING a boat stick your oar in BRITISH INFORMAL to give your opinion about something that other people are discussing without being asked to …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Rowing (sport) — All eight types of racing boats, six of which are part of the Olympic Games Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are… …   Wikipedia