Look up: oar

1. OAR
   acronym: Office of Atmospheric Research (NOAA)
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2. oar
   [n] - an implement used to propel or steer a boat
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3. Oar
   Oar n [ Anglo-Saxon ār ; akin to Icelandic ār , Danish aare , Swedish åra ; perhaps akin to English row , v. Confer Rowlock .] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender...
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4. Oar
   Oar transitive verb & i. [ imperfect & past participle Oared ; present participle & verbal noun Oaring .] To row. ' Oared himself.' Shak. « Oared with laboring arms.» Pope.
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5. oar
   1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one end and a broad blade at the other. The part which rests in the rowlock is called the loom. ... An oar is a kind of long paddle, which swings about a kind of fulcrum, called a r...
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6. oar
   noun an implement used to propel or steer a boat
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7. Oar
   • (n) An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar. • (n) An oarlike swimming organ of various invertebrates. • (v. t. & i.) To row. • (n) An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one end and a broad blade at...
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8. oar
   (from the article `ship`) Oars and sailsThe most ancient warships were many-oared galleys, each ship requiring a large number of rowers. The result was that the personnel provided to man a ... Phoenician trading ships were apparently galleys, mounting a single pole mast with a square sail and with steering oars to port and starboard. Th...
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9. Oar
   Device used to propel small boats by rowing
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10. oar
    A long bladed apparatus for manually propelling rowing boat.
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11. Oar
    An `oar` is an implement used for water-borne propulsion. Oars have a flat blade at one end. Oarsmen grasp the oar at the other end. The difference between oars and paddles are that paddles are held by the paddler, and are not connected with the vessel. Oars generally are connected to the vessel by ...
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12. Oar
    (album) `Oar` is a 1969 album by the late publisher=Crawdaddy! webzine|accessdate=15 June 2011|author=Andrew Lau|date=November 24, 2009-->--> History : Described as "one of the most harrowing documents of pain and confusion ever made", the album was recorded after Spence had ...
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13. Oar
    (sport rowing) In rowing, `oars` are used to propel the boat. Oars differ from paddles in that they use a fixed fulcrum to transfer power from the handle to the blade, rather than using the athlete`s shoulders or hands as the pivot-point as in canoeing and kayaking. Typical Sculling oars are ...
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