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oars

The correct spelling is oars.

How to pronounce oars

/ɔːz/
noun

IPA: /ɔːz/

Say it like: Oar-s

The correct spelling is oars. 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. 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. 2.An oarsman; a rower.
  3. 3.An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.

verb

  1. 1.To row; to travel with, or as if with, oars.

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