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Meaning of oarlessness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Absence of oars.

uncountable

Examples

“Only dark birds know who let it rot over itself, mirror its oarlessness and the one thin seam that suddenly like a mouth opened to allow everything oceanic in.”
“All that counts when Poe's gondolier loses his single oar is the idea of oarlessness.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Oarlock Oaro OARP Oars Oarsman oarsmanship

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