oarnoun [ C ]
uk/ɔːr/us/ɔːr/a long pole with a wide, flat part at one end, used for rowing a boat:
a pair of oars
She dipped her oars into the water and pulled.
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Parts of ships & boats
- abaft
- boathook
- boiler room
- capstan
- diving bell
- echo sounder
- engine room
- gangplank
- gunnel
- helm
- hull
- jib
- lanyard
- lifebelt
- mast
- porthole
- rib
- rudder
- sail
- tiller
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Rowing
Idiom(s)
put/stick your oar in