oared
oared Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Equipped with or propelled by oars, often used in combination to specify the number or type of oars.
"The ancient Greek fleet consisted primarily of fast, multi-oared galleys built for coastal navigation."
Having feet or appendages shaped like oars or adapted for swimming (of certain aquatic animals or insects).
"Several species of diving beetles possess flattened, oared hind legs that propel them swiftly through pond water."
• verb
To row or propel a boat with oars, or to move through water or air as if using oars (past tense and past participle of oar).
"The fishermen oared their skiff steadily across the calm bay before sunrise."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from 'oar', which derives from Old English 'ār', related to Old Norse 'ár', plus the inflectional and derivational suffix '-ed'.