sweep oar
- noun
- Specialized
:
remo de barrido
- Each rower in the competition used a single sweep oar to propel the boat forward.
Examples
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Proper technique is crucial for handling a sweep oar during a race.
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The university's rowing club ordered new sweep oars for their novice team.
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He picked up a sweep oar to help row the boat.
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The crew used sweep oars to navigate the river.
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The rowers used a sweep oar to power through the waves in their boat.
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He felt confident using the sweep oar as he guided the vessel across the lake.
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To achieve better speed, the team relied on a single sweep oar for each rower.
Synonyms
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A long oar used for rowing large boats
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'sweep' (a long oar) combined with 'oar' (a pole used to row) yields an oar of the sweep type, so the overall sense is predictable from the parts. This noun–noun combination follows regular English compounding patterns and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Sweep oar comes from the simple picture of one rower using a long oar that makes a wide sweep through the water, like a broom moving with a single strong stroke. So today sweep oar means the long oar held with both hands by one rower.