rowing
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- noun
- /ˈroʊɪŋ/
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remo
- Every summer, we participate in a local rowing competition with our friends.
- rowing machine
- rowing boat
And they do, they do the rowing of the boat, right?
- And they do, they do the rowing of the boat, right?
- So like a yoga, a Pilates, rowing, something like that, just walking.
- Yeah yeah, a lot of rowing events, polo events.
- And it's a the the true story of the first all black high school rowing team.
- Dancing is fun, rowing is peaceful, and you could be in the water and no one does it.
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Rowing is my favorite rowing activity because it keeps me fit and allows me to enjoy nature.
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The university has a strong rowing program that competes at the national level.
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Lost at sea in a rowing boat.
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To maintain his skills, he trains at home on his rowing machine.
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Rowing is my favorite sport.
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Bill also found time to row for his college and to coach the rowing eight of Downing, his brother's college.
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Today's regatta is the greatest one-day rowing event in America.
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The regatta is the world's largest and most prestigious rowing race, attracting up to 300,000 spectators annually.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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Rowing a boat using two small oars, usually by one person
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Etymology
The word rowing comes from the old verb row, which means 'to move a boat with oars'. So picture people pulling long oars to make a boat go, and that's why rowing means the sport or activity of moving a boat with oars.