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oars

/ɔːz/ /ɔɹz/

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

ボートを湖を横断させるために、ボート競技チームはストロークを同期させ、それぞれがオールを力強く引きました。

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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、オールのような遊泳器官

An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.

Examples :

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

小さなミジンコは、オールのような遊泳器官を使って池の中を移動した。

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

クシクラゲの縁に沿ってある小さな、脈打つオールが、それをゆっくりと水中で推進させた。

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verb

オールで漕ぐ

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

Examples :

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

子供たちは小さなボートで湖をオールで漕ぎました。

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