From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Wateroaroar /ΙΛ $ ΙΛr/ noun [countable]1π Image of oar TTWa long pole with a wideflatblade at one end, used for rowing a boat β paddle2 βput/stick/get your oar inExamples from the Corpusoarβ’ A piece of the boat or an oar or a white tennisshoe: Did tennis shoes float?β’ We embark, the ferryman hands us an oar, and the craft moves out from the dock.β’ Eddie also presented Margarett with an oarpin: he rowed seven on the Harvard varsitycrew.β’ Though the wind be not favourable to you yet, ardently grasp the oars!β’ Alan insisted upon managing the oars, which made it even worse.β’ And when he took hold of the oars of a rowboat, the rowboat nearly jumped out of the water.β’ In the ensuingcommotion lost one of the oars over board.OriginoarOld Englishar
