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rowing
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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 ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Rowing , often referred to as crew in the United States, is a sport with origins back to Ancient Egyptian times. It is based on propelling a boat ( racing shell ) on water using oars . By pushing against the water with an oar, a force is generated to move ...
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 ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of rowing as a sport [syn: row ]
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.