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Answer for the clue "Crew activity ", 6 letters:
rowing

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Rowing is the act of propelling a boat using the motion of oars in the water. The difference between paddling and rowing is that rowing requires oars to have a mechanical connection with the boat, while paddles are hand-held and have no mechanical connection. ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Row \Row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rowed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rowing .] [AS. r?wan; akin to D. roeijen, MHG. r["u]ejen, Dan. roe, Sw. ro, Icel. r?a, L. remus oar, Gr. ?, Skr. aritra. [root]8. Cf. Rudder .] To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the surface ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rowing boat British English rowing boat rowing machine EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And rowing is ideal for building stamina and endurance. ▪ And their supporters will come from across the region for Central South is the ...

Usage examples of rowing.

Next morning we proceeded to Turin, and on Wednesday got here, in the middle of the last night of the Congress Carnival -- rowing up the Canal to our Albergo through a dazzling blaze of lights and throng of boats, -- there being, if we are told truly, 50,000 strangers in the city.