pair-oar
noun
a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar.
pair-oared
-
a word derived from
pair-oar.
Example Sentences
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This luminous painting commemorates the first pair-oared sculling race in America, held on the Schuykill river in Philadelphia in 1872.
From The Guardian ● May 19, 2012
Switzerland took the four-oared race with coxswain; Holland the pair-oared without coxswain; Great Britain the four-oared without coxswain.
From Time Magazine Archive
In pair-oared rowing, however, there is one important point which distinguishes it from all other forms of rowing.
From Rowing by Rudolf Chambers Lehmann
A veritable fleet of canoes, pair-oared and four-oared boats gathered at Central High boat house, just before noon the next Saturday.
From The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won by Gertrude W. Morrison
He put away the pair-oared boat and got a four-oared gig, and soon had the men who pulled it trained to row him in racing style.
From The Story of General Gordon by Jeanie Lang
