Oar
From LoveToKnow 1911
'OAR (A.S.' ?r; M. Eng. ore; Lat. Gr. per/26c: Sans. aritra; Fr. rame; Ital. Span., Port. rama), the instrument used for propelling a boat in rowing.
oar - 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.
Oar: Long type of paddle that is applies in pairs to generate drive for the boat
Ocean: Synonym for "a huge chunk of sea"
Offshore wind: A wind blowing off the land, opposite of…
Onshore wind: A wind blowing onto the land ...
oar - A stick with a flat paddle on one or bothe ends. Used to propel small boats.
oarlock - A pivoting device for oars; may be U-shaped or O-shaped.
OAR LOCKS (ROWLOCK A device for holding an oar in place when rowing or steering. The majority of commercially available oar locks consist of a "socket" and a "horn". The horn can be U-spaped or round.
Oar - Device used to propel small boats by rowing
Outboard - Toward or beyond the boats sides. A detachable engine mounted on a boats stern.
a large oar used for propelling a boat by moving from side to side; also used for an emergency rudder
sculling:
A technique of “rowing' a dinghy with a single oar ...
A small oar.
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A line attached to the bow of a small boat or dinghy for towing or making fast.
Under sail or oar power, a fun boat for beach camping or pillaging.
There's little doubt in my mind that if I told my wife we were going to take a rowing and sailing trip through the San Juan Islands in an open 17-foot, ...
smaller one or ones scope The length of mooring or anchor line in use scow A flat-bottomed boat with square unpointed ends screw A boats propeller scud To run before the wind in a storm scull To propel a boat by means of one oar ...
scull: propel a boat by means of one oar over the stern. scupper: drain in cockpit, coaming, or toe-rail allowing water to drain out and overboard. scuppers: overboard drain holes on deck.
sculling oar -- a large oar used for propelling a boat by moving from side to side; also used for an emergency rudder
Scupper Drain in cockpit, Coaming, or toe-rail allowing water to drain out and overboard.
If you run aground while close-hauled, let go the mainsheet, put the helm hard over and try to back her off with the jib, at the same time using a boathook or oar to try to shove her into deep water.
Oar- A long shaft with a blade at one end most often used in pairs on on each side of the boat (rowing)
Oarlock- a fitting (or fulcrum) on a boat that holds the oars in place while the boat is being rowed.
Before ships had rudders on their centerline, they were steered by use of a specialized oar. This oar was held by a cocksman located towards the stern (back) of the ship.
If a rowboat is nearby, ROW to the victim, then use an oar to guide him or her to the stern. Let the victim remain in the water while holding to the stern as you paddle to shore.
A vessel's small boat moved by one oar.
Synonym: a jolly-boat.
A small sailboat rigged fore-and-aft, with a short mizzenmast astern of the cockpit; distinguished from ketch. Yield Bucket ...
A dinghy should have at least a sculling oar, life-jackets, a hand-bailer, a bailing sponge, a large flashlight, a mouth-blown horn (not a loud-hailer, but a breath-blown fog-horn), signal whistle, signal mirror and flares.
The centre passenger holds this course with the oar. Then, stop the motor and tilt it out of the water. The waves will carry the boat to shore.
Stern-mounted steering oar of an Egyptian riverboat depicted in the Tomb of Menna (c. 1422-1411 BC)
Stern-mounted steering oar of a Roman boat, 1st century AD (RG-Museum, Cologne).
1) The current's velocity. Compare with set. 2) To not make any speed by power, sail, or oar but rather be pushed by the waves and current. Drifting conditions are almost nonexistent winds. A drifting match is a race held in drifting conditions.
Scull: To propel a boat using a single oar over the stern in a notch in the transom, moving the oar from side to side.
Sheerstrake: The topmost plank on a hull.
Bend:
A type of knot used to connect a line to a spar or another line, a sail to a spar, or a line to a sail. Also the act of using such a knot.
(2) To swing your body when pulling on an oar : "bend to your oars".
A method of moving a boat by using a single oar at the stern.
Scupper
Scuttle ...
Scull
A method of moving a boat by using a single oar at the stern.
Scuttle
To sink a boat.
Loom The reflection on the clouds when light is still below the horizon; also an oar handle.
LOP Line of position, evolved from celestial observations.
Whale-Boat: A whale-boat is a long carvel-built, sharp at both ends, and steered with a rudder or an oar, used in whale-fishing.
A SAILING FRIGATE is a medium sized square-rigged warship similar to a clipper. Frigates evolved from more ancient vessels powered by oar or sail or both. (more about Sailing Frigates) ...
 See also: Boat, Stern, Sailing, Bow, Line
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