oar
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According to World Rowing, the earliest representation of a rowing boat was found in Finland and dated back to 5,800BC, while the oar was "considered to be the most important invention before the wheel".
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
She combined an oar, a vacuum cleaner hose and a long leather cord to block the handle, yanking on the cord from time to time if she saw slack.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023
In California, a navigable water source is a body of water that is “capable of being navigated by oar or motor-propelled small craft,” so anywhere you could get into a boat and go 500 yards.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2023
The performer in front — actually Woods himself, with dancer Tamzin O’Garro behind — is wielding the cello bow as an oar.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2022
But if I had, and could have lashed it to an oar butt, what a weapon.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
Vocabulary lists containing oar
3-letter words, List 2
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Spelling Practice 1, Unit 3
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