oar

Example Sentences

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Umpire Matthew Pinsent stopped the race in the second minute after the Oxford boat drifted into Cambridge's path and their oars clashed.

From BBC

We have no oars to steer, no one who knows how and millions of voters still think it’s a cheap thrill ride at a waterpark.

From Salon

Slap the water with your paddle, oar or hand.

From Los Angeles Times

It was their influence that led him to first pick up an oar at Castle Dore Rowing Club.

From BBC

Here, residents travel via boat and oar along miles of tree-lined canals, transporting flowers, vegetables and other products harvested on the artificial islands known as chinampas that were a mainstay of Aztec agriculture.

From Los Angeles Times