as in rower
a person who drives a boat forward by means of oars
"All oars ho!" the boatswain ordered
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Recent Examples of oar
Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Aug. 2024
Ready oar not Their first team gathering occurred in April 2023 in Redwood City, California for their first training row.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2016
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Noun
Often seen in their typical garb of a striped top and straw hat navigating a single oar, gondoliers were once a community of thousands in Venice.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Aug. 2024
Ready oar not Their first team gathering occurred in April 2023 in Redwood City, California for their first training row.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
Verb
Mute swans do put on bursts of speed by oaring with their huge webbed feet.
—National Geographic, 19 Oct. 2016
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According to media reports, the younger brother, 17, paddled out to retrieve a duck and flipped his kayak.Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
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Teams paddling down the rivers to actually measure it.Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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This particular guy has bicycled 46,000 miles around the world for four years, rowed a boat across the Atlantic Ocean, and walked across the Empty Quarter Desert towing a giant homemade cart.Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 10 Jan. 2025
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This covert symbol was meant to communicate that the British were rowing across the Charles River, rather than marching on land.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Visitors can enjoy canoeing, bird watching, and engaging with local communities.Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Older kids and teenagers often enjoy spear-throwing with a Maasai warrior, horseback riding, hot-air balloon rides, and canoeing in the Okavango Delta.Maija de Rijk-Uys, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Oar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oar. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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