oars

American

[awrz, ohrz] / ɔrz, oʊrz /

interjection

Nautical.

(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.)

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oars

Their behavior resembles two rowers moving their oars in unison.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

With its tar-soaked rigging, creaking oak deck and 50 spruce oars, Draken Harald Harfagre is the largest modern replica of a Viking ship.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

He and fellow pundits Joe Hart and Micah Richards swapped their microphones for oars and took to the Hudson River in New York.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Bury got into a kayak but there were no oars nearby to help him paddle, he told the station.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

The Argo II veered to port, its aerial oars in motion, its sails catching the wind.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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