row
noun
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line.
rower
-
a word derived from
row.
Example Sentences
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However, Wales have strengthened since then, with second rower Paige Travis - who has switched allegiances from England - and Canterbury Bulldogs half-back Tayla Preston lining up for them on Saturday.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Just excruciating,” says Mazzio, a former Olympic rower turned filmmaker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Team GB rower Heidi Long takes BBC Sport through her vitamin and supplement routine.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The elite American rower arrived at 742-year-old Peterhouse college last fall having won the women’s coxless four at the 2025 World Championships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
By and large, every rower in an eight-oared shell does the same thing—pull an oar through the water as smoothly as possible, as hard and as frequently as requested by the coxswain.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
