Meaning of Oar | Babel Free
ɔːDefinitions
- 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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Initialism of original aspect ratio. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- An oarsman; a rower.
- An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.
Equivalents
Беларуская
вясло
Català
rem
Cymraeg
rhwyf
Dansk
åre
Ελληνικά
κουπί
Esperanto
remilo
Español
remo
Eesti
aer
Euskara
arraun
Vosa Vakaviti
voce
Gaeilge
rámh
Gàidhlig
ràmh
Galego
remo
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
hoe
עברית
משוט
Magyar
evező
Íslenska
ár
Italiano
Remo
Қазақша
ескек
ខ្មែរ
ច្រវា
Кыргызча
калак
Latina
remus
Latviešu
airis
Te Reo Māori
hoe
Македонски
весло
Монгол
сэлүүр
Bahasa Melayu
dayung
Malti
moqdief
မြန်မာဘာသာ
တက်
Polski
wiosło
Português
remo
Русский
весло
Svenska
ara
தமிழ்
துடுப்பு
తెలుగు
తెడ్డు
Тоҷикӣ
бел
Türkçe
kürek
Examples
“The oar snaps in his hand Before he reaches dry land But the sound doesn't deafen his smile Just pokes at wet sand With an oar in his hand Floats off down the river Nile Floats off down the river Nile...”
“He is a good oar.”
“HD HBO is generally not as good as Showtime HD. Showtime is leaving movies in the OAR (16X9), while HBO insists on butchering the movies to pan and scan. In addition, Showtime is broadcasting in 5.1 Dolby Digital surround...sounds amazing.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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