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Uncommonoar
The correct spelling is oar.
How to pronounce oar
/ɔː/
nounIPA: /ɔː/
Say it like: Oar
The correct spelling is oar. A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat an… For example: "He is a good oar."
Usage Examples
“He is a good oar.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat .
- 2.An oarsman; a rower.
- 3.An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.
verb
- 1.To row; to travel with, or as if with, oars.
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