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oars

/ɔːz/ /ɔɹz/

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noun

مجذاف

A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat .

Examples :

"The rowing team synchronized their strokes, each pulling hard on their oars to propel the boat across the lake. "

زامن فريق التجديف ضرباتهم، وسحب كل منهم بقوة على مجاديفهم لدفع القارب عبر البحيرة.

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noun

مجداف

An oarsman; a rower.

Examples :

"He is a good oar."

هو مجداف جيد.

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noun

مجذاف، أعضاء شبيهة بالمجذاف

An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.

Examples :

"The tiny water flea propelled itself through the pond using its oars. "

دفعت البراغيث المائية الصغيرة نفسها عبر البركة باستخدام أعضائها الشبيهة بالمجذاف.

"The tiny, beating oars along the edge of the comb jelly propelled it slowly through the water. "

دفعت المجاذيف الصغيرة النابضة على طول حافة قنديل البحر المشطي بهدوء عبر الماء.

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verb

جدف

To row; to travel with, or as if with, oars.

Examples :

"The children oared their small boat across the lake. "

جدف الأطفال بقاربهم الصغير عبر البحيرة.

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