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noun
a rower's seat that rides on wheels in metal tracks fastened to the boat's frame, allowing the seat to slide back and forth, thereby tapping the rower's leg strength to maximize the stroke.
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Origin of sliding seat
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby sliding seat
sliding flap, sliding friction, sliding hernia, sliding rule, sliding scale, sliding seat, sliding vector, slier, sliest, slieve, Slieve Donard
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British Dictionary definitions for sliding seat
sliding seat
noun
rowing a seat that slides forwards and backwards with the oarsman, lengthening his stroke
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