rowing
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a word derived from
row.
rownouna number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line.
Example Sentences
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Chanel unveiled the first trophies for the Boat Race, the annual rowing contest between Oxford and Cambridge universities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Redick praised how Doncic planned a team minicamp in Slovenia where players and some assistant coaches participated in basketball practices while enjoying team-bonding activities such as golfing, rowing and sightseeing in Doncic’s hometown of Ljubljana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The company’s global events can draw tens of thousands of athletes, testing their strength and endurance as they cycle through challenges like rowing, sandbag lunges, sled pushes and burpees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
A river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles has been given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Ged said, “Take down the sail,” and Vetch did so quickly, while Ged unlashed the oars and set them in the locks and bent his back to rowing.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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