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rowlock

/ˈɹɒlək/ /ˈɹɑlək/

Meanings
noun

Davier, tolet

A pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock (mostly US).

Examples :

"He carefully placed the oar into the rowlock before pushing off from the dock. "
Il a soigneusement placé l'aviron dans le tolet avant de s'éloigner du quai.
nautical sailing vehicle part

Related Words

Illustration pushing

pushing verb

/ˈpʊʃɪŋ/

Pousser

"In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me."

Dans sa colère, il m'a poussé contre le mur et m'a menacé.

Illustration rowing

rowing verb

/ˈɹoʊɪŋ/

Ramer

"The team is rowing their boat across the lake to win the race. "

L'équipe rame sur son bateau à travers le lac pour gagner la course.

Illustration guides

guides noun

/ɡaɪdz/

Guide

"The guide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits."

Le guide nous a fait visiter le musée et a expliqué les expositions.

Illustration gunwale

gunwale noun

/ˈɡʌnəl/

Plat-bord

"The fisherman leaned over the gunwale to pull up his net. "

Le pêcheur s'est penché par-dessus le plat-bord pour remonter son filet.

Illustration outrigger

outrigger noun

/ˈaʊtrɪɡər/

Balancine

"The sailing ship relied on its strong outrigger to keep the mast stable, even in strong winds. "

Le voilier comptait sur sa balancine solide pour maintenir le mât stable, même par vents forts.

Illustration provides

provides verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdz/

Subvenir aux besoins, gagner sa vie

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

Il est difficile de subvenir aux besoins de ma famille en travaillant au salaire minimum.

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Tristement, avec tristesse

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Il écouta tristement les préoccupations de sa mère, se sentant affligé par sa déception.

Illustration attached

attached verb

/əˈtætʃt/

Attacher, fixer, joindre

"An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship."

Un officier est rattaché à un certain régiment, une compagnie ou un navire.

Illustration supports

supports noun

/səˈpɔːrts/ /səˈpoʊrts/

Supports

"The old wooden table had weak supports and wobbled easily. "

La vieille table en bois avait des supports fragiles et vacillait facilement.

Illustration fulcrum

fulcrum noun

/ˈfʌlk.ɹəm/ /ˈfʊlk.ɹəm/

Point d'appui, pivot

"It is possible to flick food across the table using your fork as a lever and your finger as a fulcrum."

Il est possible de projeter de la nourriture sur la table en utilisant votre fourchette comme levier et votre doigt comme point d'appui.

Illustration mostly

mostly adverb

/ˈməʊstli/ /ˈmoʊstli/

Principalement, surtout

"The students were mostly quiet during the presentation. "

Les étudiants étaient principalement silencieux pendant la présentation.

Illustration oarlock

oarlock noun

/ˈɔːrlɒk/ /ˈɔːrlɑːk/

Taille-mer, dame de nage

"He carefully placed the oars into the oarlock before pushing off from the shore. "

Il a soigneusement placé les rames dans la dame de nage avant de s'éloigner du rivage.