1
: the propelling of a boat by means of oars : the action of one that rows
2
: the sport of racing in shells
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She was on the rowing team.
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Doug and Christine met on a fall day in Boston in 1999 while watching the Head of the Charles regatta, a rowing competition held annually on the Charles River, with friends.
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It is used for practice by the school’s rowing team.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Ithaca College in New York admitted to letting a trans athlete compete in a Division III rowing competition over the weekend.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Christine Conrad Lane: An animal lover with boundless creative energy
Doug and Christine met on a fall day in Boston in 1999 while watching the Head of the Charles regatta, a rowing competition held annually on the Charles River, with friends.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
It is used for practice by the school’s rowing team.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Rowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowing. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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rowing
noun
row·ing
ˈrō-iŋ 
: the sport of racing long narrow boats rowed by oars
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