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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.
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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.
Japanese Meaning
櫂：船を漕ぐために使用される道具。—柄の一方にフラットな刃が付いており、漕ぐ者がその柄を引くことで水をかいて船を推進させる機構となっている。
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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.
（ plural ）
