oar

Noun

oar (plural oars)

1. A paddle used to row a boat.

Synonyms:

• paddle

3 letters in word "oar": A O R.

Anagrams of oar:

• ora

Words found within oar:

ar or

• Definitions:
• an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• An oar is an implement used for water-borne propulsion. Oars have a flat blade at one end. The oarsmen grasp the oar at the other end. What distinguishes oars from paddles is that paddles are held by the paddler, and are not connected with the vessel. Oars generally are fastened to the vessel.
• In sport rowing, oars are used to propel the boat. Sculling oars are around 284cm - 290cm in length and rowing oars 370cm - 376cm long. The shaft of the oar ends with one flat end about 50 cm long and 25 cm wide, called the blade. ...
• Oar is a 1969 album by Skip Spence. It was his first and only solo album. It was recorded after he had spent six months in Bellevue Hospital. The majority of the tracks were recorded on a three-track recorder.
• Oregon Administrative Rules. OSU operates under the Oregon Administrative Rules authorized by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education.
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• Original Aspect Ratio.
• Used to drive the boat forward: rowers do not use paddles.
• A wooden lever used to steer or pull (sculling or rowing) a boat through the water. A rowing or sculling oar has three parts; a broad blade that makes contact with the water; the shaft, the main length of the oar; and the loom, the end on which the rower pulls. ***
• A lever used to propel and steer a boat through water, consisting of a long shaft of wood with a blade at one end.
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• Instrument for propelling a rowing boat forward.
• A popular device for catching crabs.
• A long pole with a flat thin end, by which vessels are driven along in the water.
• A stick with a blade at the end used to row a rowboat. Oars are different than paddles because they have a provision to be secured to the rowboat for rowing, such as an oarlock.
• An area of the patient’s anatomy (for example the spinal cord or optic nerve) in which it is particularly important to minimise radiation in order to reduce complications
• A pole with a flat section, known as the blade, near the end, used for propelling a boat through the water.
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• A long blade, attached to the boat by an oarlock on thole pin, and used to row

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• oar
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