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oared

oared

4.6
Having long poles with flat ends that people use to move a boat by hand
  • adjective
  • /ɔrd/
translation icon : remado
  • Many explorers relied on oared boats to traverse rivers and reach remote destinations.
  • oared galley

Examples

  • PHOTO (COLOR): An artist's reconstruction of Caligula's magnificent oared galley features an onboard temple, which is suggested by architectural remains found with the vessel.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The ancient oared ships allowed sailors to navigate the calm waters of the lake with ease.

  • And so she'll visualize just hands off the oars, drop the oars.

  • And so she'll visualize just hands off the oars, drop the oars.

  • The museum displayed an impressive collection of oared vessels from various historical periods.

Antonyms

5.1

Having no oars to row a boat

How Oared

oared
4.6
oarless
5.1

Surface Forms

oared positive

Morphology

oared = oar (transparent) = oar + ed

Adjective formed from the verb 'oar' by adding the regular past-participle/adjectival suffix '-ed', meaning 'having oars' or 'equipped for rowing'.

Etymology

Oared comes from the simple word oar, the long paddle used to row a boat, so an oared boat is one that 'has oars' for rowing.