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single sculls

American  

noun

  1. a race for sculls each rowed by one oarsman using a pair of oars.


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They will also be allowed in para-rowing single sculls and pairs.

From Washington Times Jun. 7, 2023

Washington won the men’s and women’s alumni and alum Ezra Carlson won the men’s championship single sculls.

From Seattle Times Oct. 23, 2022

He won a silver medal in the men’s single sculls, finishing roughly a second behind Greece’s Stefanos Ntouskos and one ahead of Croatia’s Damir Martin.

From New York Times Aug. 6, 2021

Four-time Olympian Emma Twigg, of New Zealand, ensured her country kept a grip on the sport with another gold in the women’s single sculls.

From Reuters Jul. 30, 2021

Hackett held us up on the way back to look through the windows of the boathouse and point out the single sculls and the eight-man longboats.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

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