sliding seat

American

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.

sliding seat British

noun

rowing a seat that slides forwards and backwards with the oarsman, lengthening his stroke

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Etymology

Origin of sliding seat

First recorded in 1870–75

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sliding seat

Lillian Kuehl, 35, lives part time aboard her sailboat in Elliott Bay Marina and rows to work at Miller & Miller Boatyard in Salmon Bay aboard Amarillo, her 18-foot sliding seat rowboat.

From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2021

The adjustable-angle wheel and sliding seat leave plenty of room for the helmsman who wants to stand occasionally.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Dead!” screamed Maggie, jumping up from her sliding seat on the corn.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

This is practically the sort of curve described by the head or shoulders of an oarsman who rows upon a sliding seat.

From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.

The recovery on a sliding seat is not quite the counterpart of that on a fixed seat.

From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.

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