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2. Oar (sport rowing) - Wikipedia

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   The shaft of the oar ends with a thin flat surface 40 to 50 cm long and 25 cm wide, variously called the blade or spoon. Further along are the loom (or shaft), 2 ⁄ 3 of the way up which is the sleeve (including a wearplate) and button (or collar), and at the very end the handle. The handle may revert to wooden or, particularly in the case of ...

3. Glossary of rowing terms - Wikipedia

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   The length of the oar shaft measured from the button to the tip of the blade. Outrigger (See Rigger) Pin The vertical metal rod on which the rowlock rotates. Pogies/poagies A type of glove covering only the hand leaving the fingers exposed. These allow the rower to grip the oar while also warming the hands, used frequently by rowers in colder ...

4. Oar - Wikipedia

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   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 a thole. The oar is ...

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7. 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.

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9. Rowing (sport) - Wikipedia

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   At the end of the stroke, with the oar spoon still in the water, the hands drop slightly to unload the oar so that spring energy stored in the bend of the oar gets transferred to the boat which eases removing the oar from the water and minimizes energy wasted on lifting water above the surface (splashing). The recovery phase follows the drive.