What is "oarsmen"

Usage examples of "oarsmen".

The stately trieres were there, moving out on their two sails, their oarsmen resting.

She saw the covered places for oarsmen, their stools on three levels beside the holes for the great long oars.

She learned that though the tunes of the pipemen were simple, there were several different ones, and these were used to guide the oarsmen in different maneuvers.

The oarsmen reversed their stroke and propelled the craft backward to the beach, until it slid partly out of the water and came to a stop.

You would distract the oarsmen anyway, and start a fight among the hoplites.

Each ship needed 170 oarsmen and only one piper, so her chances were small.

All the oarsmen had to see the helmsman, who ranked next below the captain, and the boatswain, who implemented his orders.

He was directing new oarsmen to their seats, but oriented on her immediately.

They spread out along the length of the gangway, glowering at the oarsmen and sailors.

The oarsmen could not see the boatswain well, but they could all hear the music.

At that, the oarsmen to her left, the ship's right, suddenly increased their pace, while those on the other side maintained theirs.

The oarsmen to her right abruptly lifted and reversed their oars, stroking backward.

This was mostly, Jes suspected, to build the oarsmen up so they could row all day, and sustain speed in battle conditions.

She knew her music was vital, because the oarsmen could not see the boatswain in the darkness.

So the enemy oarsmen had to keep stroking and backing, staying clear of their neighbors without allowing a gap to open in their defensive ring, aiming outward.