oar
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- noun
- /ɔr/
:
remo
- A few strokes of their oars brought her to a tiny beach fringed with black, pitted rocks.
- boat oars
- steering oar
- flexible oar
But with that, the oar and the surprise escapes you.
- But with that, the oar and the surprise escapes you.
Examples
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Within moments, his signal was answered by the sound of oars slapping the thick water.
Fiction book (1990) -
Ahead he could see Wyer, the oars moving smoothly over the water, guiding the boat.
Fiction book (1991) -
His arms began to tire from handling the oars in the fast-moving water.
Fiction book (1991) -
An Inupiaq hunter uses an oar to listen for passing whales in the Chukchi Sea.
Academic text (2012) -
The sun is flashing on his varnished oar blades as he feathers them.
Academic text (1997) -
Leaping in, he took hold of the oars and started to pull madly.
Fiction book (1990) -
The barge moved on, jointed oars swinging rhythmically in and out of the water.
Fiction book (1992) -
Shedwyn nodded and began stroking the water with one oar, carefully angling the boat toward the shore.
Fiction book (1991) -
The rower gripped the oar tightly as he paddled through the choppy waters.
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She lifted the oar from the boat and prepared to row across the lake.
Synonyms
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A short light oar used to move a canoe
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A long oar used for rowing large boats
A long paddle one person holds with both hands to row a boat
A long oar fixed at the back of a boat and moved side to side
A short, light oar used by hand to move a canoe or small boat
Idioms
- Informal
To get involved in other people's business when they do not ask for help
Compounds
How Long
- Specialized
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Etymology
The word oar comes from an old English word ār that meant 'paddle' and we still see it in oarsman, a person who rows. So an oar is the long pole with a flat blade that you use to move or steer a boat.