oars

[awrz, ohrz]

interjection

Nautical.

1. (used as a command to the crew of a scull or other similar boat to cease rowing and hold the oars horizontal with blades feathered.)

Example Sentences

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

You must know that his sword was as wide as the oars of a boat and could cut down a galloping warhorse.

From Literature

Next, using that remarkable, newly discovered tool, his rodent teeth, he made two long oars, or sweeps, which he placed in notches he had gnawed out for oarlocks.

From Literature

While some might see the ferry as a small rowing boat with oars made of pine, Mr Truman sees it as a vital part of the area's heritage.

From BBC