Sentence example with the word 'rowlock'

rowlock

Definition n. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

Last update: October 8, 2015


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Rowlock should be fixed firmly to the boat. .   [Please select]

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There was no splash of oar or rattle of rowlock; swiftly, silently, with an air of stately power and pride, the lovely pageant came, passed, and disappeared under the shining evening sky and the gathering shadows of “the dim, rich city.   [Please select]

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The Algerine Corsairs were masters of the sea, and they made their mastery felt by all who dared to cross their path; and not merchantmen only, but galleys-royal of his Catholic Majesty learnt to dread the creak of the Turkish rowlock.   [Please select]

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