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oars

/ɔːz/ /ɔɹz/

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noun

Вёсла

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. "

Гребная команда синхронизировала свои гребки, каждый изо всех сил тянул за весла, чтобы продвинуть лодку через озеро.

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noun

Гребец

An oarsman; a rower.

Examples :

"He is a good oar."

Он хороший гребец.

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noun

Вёсла, веслообразные органы

An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.

Examples :

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

Крошечная водяная блоха передвигалась по пруду с помощью своих веслообразных органов.

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

Крошечные, бьющиеся веслообразные органы вдоль края гребневика медленно продвигали его сквозь воду.

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verb

Грести

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

Examples :

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

Дети гребли на своей маленькой лодке через озеро.

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