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oar

/ɔː/ /ɔɹ/

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noun

オール

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 rower used the oar to propel the small boat across the lake. "

漕ぎ手は、小さなボートを湖を横断させるためにオールを使った。

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noun

漕ぎ手

An oarsman; a rower.

Examples :

"He is a good oar."

彼は良い漕ぎ手です。

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noun

オール状の無脊椎動物の遊泳器官

An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.

Examples :

"The tiny crustacean propelled itself through the water using its many oars. "

その小さな甲殻類は、多数のオール状の遊泳器官を使って水面を移動した。

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verb

オールで漕ぐ

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

Examples :

"The students oared their small boat across the lake during their field trip. "

生徒たちは遠足中、小さなボートで湖をオールで漕ぎました。

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