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Meaning
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
.
●
An
oarsman
; a rower.
●
In Zoology:
An oar-like
swimming
organ
of various invertebrates.
●
Initialism of
original
aspect
ratio.
Verb
●
To
row
; to
travel
with, or
as if
with, oars.
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Origin
oar
English
ar
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
ár
Old Norse
Sourced from
Etym
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