stroke oar

American  

noun

Rowing.

1. the oar nearest to the stern of the boat.

2. stroke.

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Etymology

Origin of stroke oar

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

“I came in in January, instead of the normal September, and it was really cold and really high wakes on Lake Union and we managed to sink an eight,” said Bram Schwarz, the stroke oar on the UW’s varsity eight boat.

From Seattle Times

“I really did not give it much thought other than it being another saga for PLU crew,” said Curt Pearson, the stroke oar in the Knights varsity.

From Seattle Times

Weber- the heaviest of the four at about 160 pounds and, at 34, the oldest -is the stroke oar, setting the pace from his seat in the stern.

From Washington Times

Theoretically the stroke oar always rows at the rate and with the degree of power called for by the coxswain, but in the end it is the stroke who ultimately controls these things.

From Literature

Washington’s stroke oar, Dow Walling, one of his legs grotesquely inflamed by three enormous boils, slid forward on his seat, drove both legs sternward, and took the rate up above the furious forty at which the Washington boys were already rowing.

From Literature