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2. Oar - Wikipedia

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   Traditional wooden oars. An oar is an implement used for water-borne propulsion. Oars have a flat blade at one end. Rowers grasp the oar at the other end. The difference between oars and paddles is that oars are used exclusively for rowing. In rowing the oar is connected to the vessel by means of a pivot point for the oar, either an oarlock, or ...

3. Rowlock - Wikipedia

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   A rowlock [1] (UK: / ˈ r ɒ l ə k /), sometimes spur (due to the similarity in shape and size), oarlock (American English) [2] or gate, is a brace that attaches an oar to a boat. When a boat is rowed, the rowlock acts as a fulcrum for the oar. [3] On ordinary rowing craft, the rowlocks are attached to the gunwales.

4. Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) - Wikipedia

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   2. (more precisely, as used in inland waters) to propel a boat with oars, where each rower uses just one oar. On inland waters, one person using two oars, one on each side of the boat, is termed sculling [30]: 135 rowlock 1. The cutout in the washstrake of a boat into which an oar is placed, so providing a fulcrum when the oar is in use. [42]

5. Stern sculling - Wikipedia

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   8 motions of the oar in rower's hands. In water the oar moves much like a propeller.(bow at the top)Stern sculling is the process of propelling a watercraft by moving a single, stern-mounted oar from side to side while changing the angle of the blade so as to generate forward thrust on both strokes.

6. Oar (sport rowing) - Wikipedia

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   When the rower uses one oar on one side, it is called sweep rowing that the single oar is called a "sweep" oar. [1] When the rower uses two oars at the same time, one on each side, it is called sculling, and the two oars are called a pair of "sculls". Typical sculls are around 284 cm - 290 cm in length — sweep oars are 370 cm - 376 cm.

7. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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   A ship designed to transit the locks of the Welland Canal. canister shot. Also langrage or simply canister. A type of antipersonnel cannon load in which lead balls or other loose metallic items were enclosed in a tin or iron shell. On firing, the shell would disintegrate, releasing the smaller metal objects with a shotgun-like effect. canoe stern