Oar
/ˈɔr/
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Definition
(noun) 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.
Sentence Examples
The rower blames his oar.
He hung an old, wooden oar on his wall as a decoration.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The rower accidentally dropped an ____ into the lake and had to use his hands to paddle.