oars

The word “oars” has 1 syllable: oars

It's pronounced as /ɔːrz/

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In the thesaurus, “oars” has 32 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for oars along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for oars

noun
1. 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 .
2. An oarsman; a rower.
3. An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.
verb
1. To row; to travel with, or as if with, oars.

The rowers dipped their oars into the water, setting a steady pace.
The canoe glided gracefully across the lake, propelled by the synchronized strokes of the oars.
In the stillness of the morning, the only sound was the gentle splashing of the oars in the river.
The sailors adjusted the angle of their oars to navigate the ship through the narrow channel.
As the sun dipped below the horizon, the rowers continued to pull their oars through the twilight.

On this page you'll find 32 synonyms or another words to oars, such as: bowmen, canoes, coxswains, crewmen, feathers, gobs, hearties.

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