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Implement used for water-borne propulsion
An oar is an implement used for water-borne propulsion. Oars have a flat blade at one end. Rowers grasp the oar at the other end. The difference between
Oar
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up oar or OAR in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An oar is a tool used for rowing a boat. Oar or OAR may also refer to: Offender Aid and Restoration
Oar_(disambiguation)
American rock band
O.A.R. (short for Of A Revolution) is an American rock band, founded in 1996 in Rockville, Maryland. The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Marc
O.A.R.
1969 studio album by Alexander Spence
Oar is the only studio album by American singer-songwriter Alexander "Skip" Spence, released on May 19, 1969, by Columbia Records. It was recorded over
Oar_(album)
Type of rowing when a rower has two oars
Sculling is the use of oars to propel a boat by moving them through the water on both sides of the craft, or moving one oar over the stern. A long, narrow
Sculling
Australian soccer player
Michael Oar (born 10 December 1991) is a retired Australian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Oar played
Tommy_Oar
Object that appears in Homer's Odyssey
The Winnowing Oar (athereloigos - Greek ἀθηρηλοιγός) is an object that appears in Books XI and XXIII of Homer's Odyssey. In the epic, Odysseus is instructed
Winnowing_Oar
Sport where individuals or teams row boats by oar
United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached
Rowing_(sport)
Act of propelling a boat using oars
motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically
Rowing
Ship mainly propelled by oars
A galley is a type of ship optimised for propulsion by oars. Galleys were historically used for warfare, trade, and piracy mostly in the seas surrounding
Galley
Single oar used to direct a watercraft
The steering oar or steering board is an over-sized oar or board, to control the direction of a ship or other watercraft prior to the invention of the
Steering_oar
Record store in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Oar Folkjokeopus (commonly known as Oar Folk) was a Minneapolis record store that operated on the corner of Lyndale Ave and 26th St from 1973 until 2001
Oar_Folkjokeopus
moving the oar through the water in order to propel the boat forward. The two fundamental reference points in the stroke are the catch where the oar blade
Rowing_stroke
Control surface for fluid-dynamic steering in the yaw axis
boat or ship that is fastened outside the hull, " denoting all types of oars, paddles, and rudders. More specifically, the steering gear of ancient vessels
Rudder
Sport rowing equipment
In rowing, oars are used to propel the boat. Oars differ from paddles in that they use a fixed or sliding fulcrum, an oarlock or rowlock attached to the
Oar_(sport_rowing)
2025 studio album by The Minus 5
Oar On, Penelope! is the sixteenth studio album by American pop rock band The Minus 5. It was released on May 30, 2025, through Yep Roc Records, in CD
Oar_On,_Penelope!
1983 song by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
"Islands in the Stream" is a song written by the Bee Gees and recorded by American country music artists Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. It was released
Islands_in_the_Stream_(song)
Pelagic lampriform fish belonging to Regalecidae
Oarfish are the 3 species of large and extremely long pelagic lampriform fish belonging to the small family Regalecidae. Found in areas spanning from temperate
Oarfish
2016 compilation album by O.A.R.
XX is a two-disc compilation album by American alternative rock group O.A.R. (Of A Revolution). It was released August 5, 2016 by Vanguard Records. The
XX_(O.A.R._album)
Rowing technique
Stern sculling is the use of a single oar over the stern of a boat to propel it with side-to-side motions that create forward lift in the water. The strict
Stern_sculling
Boat class used in competitive rowing
rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers sit in a line in the centre
Eight_(rowing)
Record label focused on field recording
and/OAR is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington. It was founded by Dale Lloyd in 2001 but officially started in May 2002. The label
And/oar
This is the discography for American rock band O.A.R. O.A.R. performed the theme song for the ABC show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. During a two-hour
O.A.R._discography
Planned motorway in Romania
The Suceava–Oar Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Suceava–Oar), also known as the North Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Nordului), labelled A14, is a proposed
Suceava–Oar_Motorway
Brace attaching an oar to the boat
or gate, is a brace that attaches an oar to a boat. When a boat is rowed, the rowlock acts as a fulcrum for the oar. On ordinary rowing craft, the rowlocks
Rowlock
Replicated park sculpture in the Soviet Union
The Girl with an Oar (Russian: Девушка с веслом, romanized: Devushka s veslom) is an archetypal example of Socialist Realism in outdoors architecture
Girl_with_an_Oar
Type of rowing when a rower has one oar
has one oar, usually held with both hands. As each rower has only one oar, the rowers have to be paired so that there are equal numbers of oars on each
Sweep_rowing
include: Racing shell Using oars in pairs, with one hand on each oar, is two-oar sculling. The oars may also be called sculls. Such craft include: Adirondack
Human-powered_watercraft
Recreational outdoor activity
double-bladed paddles or oars to multi-person rafts propelled by single-bladed paddles and steered by a person at the stern, or by the use of oars. Rafting on certain
Rafting
Country primarily in North America
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United_States
the oar blade, but it may also be a fanciful motif chosen by a given rowing federation. The left oar is usually a mirror image of the right oar. Club
List of rowing blades – National team oars
List_of_rowing_blades_–_National_team_oars
Former Royal Air Force advanced landing ground in Hampshire, England
Royal Air Force Needs Oar Point or more simply RAF Needs Oar Point is a former Royal Air Force advanced landing ground located near Lymington in Hampshire
RAF_Needs_Oar_Point
oar on the port or left side of the boat. This means that the oar blade is placed to the rower's right side. Sculler A rower who rows with two oars,
Glossary_of_rowing_terms
3 versions of poem by Leslie Nelson Jennings
"Lost Harbor" (sometimes known as "Sailor, Rest Your Oar") refers to three versions of a poem by American poet Leslie Nelson Jennings: a sonnet first
Lost_Harbor
3rd century BC Egyptian catamaran galley
name "forty" refers not to the number of oars, but to the number of rowers on each vertical "column" of oars that propelled it, and at the size described
Tessarakonteres
Ancient vessel with three banks of oars
trireme (/ˈtraɪriːm/ TRY-reem; from Latin trirēmis 'with three banks of oars'; cf. Ancient Greek: τριήρης, romanized: triḗrēs, lit. 'three-rower') was
Trireme
Greek mythological figure in the Odyssey
body, then buried his ashes with his armour and marked the grave with an oar of his ship. Classicist Michael C. J. Putnam, discussing the Aeneid, suggests
Elpenor
Oared warships
From the 4th century BC on, new types of oared warships appeared in the Mediterranean Sea, superseding the trireme and transforming naval warfare. Ships
Hellenistic-era_warships
of the time were specialised vessels known as galleys and which relied on oars for maneuverability. The Romans set out to construct a war fleet and used
Ships_of_ancient_Rome
US deployments to Europe in response to Russo-Ukrainian War
enhance security and reassure NATO and Eastern European partners. Though OAR mission statement is classified, its aims include: Enhancing deterrence posture
Operation_Atlantic_Resolve
Giant huntsman in Greek mythology
(sculpture) Rudra Standing on the shoulders of giants The Latin transliteration Oarion of Ὠαρίων is found, but is quite rare. Scholia on Homer, Iliad 18.486 citing
Orion_(mythology)
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
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Achaemenid_Empire
Type of boat
force cutter), to a type of ship's boat which can be used under sail or oars, or, historically, to a type of fast-sailing vessel introduced in the 18th
Cutter_(boat)
1997 studio album by O.A.R.
The Wanderer is the debut album by O.A.R., released in 1997. The album was recorded at Gizmo Recording Company in Silver Spring, Maryland with engineer/producer
The_Wanderer_(O.A.R._album)
Tool for paddling boats or mixing ingredients
A paddle is different from an oar (which can be similar in shape and perform the same function via rowing) – an oar is attached to the watercraft via
Paddle
American multinational technology company
building a big plant in Iceland". CNBC. Retrieved November 27, 2022. US EPA, OAR (May 14, 2021). "Green Power Leadership Awardees". United States Environmental
Microsoft
Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR) is a movement that began in the 1970s in response to a prison riot in Charlottesville, Virginia. A group of volunteers
Offender_Aid_and_Restoration
Peer-reviewed scientific journal
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage is monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering research in orthopedics and rheumatology. It is an official journal of the
Osteoarthritis_and_Cartilage
Manufacturer of rowing oars
Croker Oars is an Australian manufacturer of rowing oars that was started by Howard Croker OAM in Sydney, Australia. They are now manufactured on Oxley
Croker_Oars
Boat class used in competitive rowing
propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain (cox). The crew consists of two rowers, each having one oar, and a cox. One rower is on
Coxed_pair
American cover album project
Underground & Nico, Leonard Cohen's Songs of Leonard Cohen, Skip Spence's Oar, INXS's Kick, and Yanni's Yanni Live at the Acropolis. Video footage of every
Beck's_Record_Club
American college football rivalry
institutions have referred to the game as the War for the Oar, as the winning team takes home the Okefenokee Oar. The designated "home" team alternates from year
Florida–Georgia football rivalry
Florida–Georgia_football_rivalry
1999 compilation album by Various Artists
More Oar: A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album is a 1999 tribute album completed shortly before and released shortly after the death of Moby Grape founding
More Oar: A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album
More_Oar:_A_Tribute_to_the_Skip_Spence_Album
Form of naval tactics
Oared vessel tactics were the dominant form of naval tactics used from antiquity to the late 16th century when sailing ships began to replace galleys
Oared_vessel_tactics
Roman Catholic college in Manila, Philippines
and Psychology courses. In the 1940s, the Order of Augustinian Recollects (OAR) envisioned the establishment of a Catholic School that performs a three-fold
San Sebastian College – Recoletos
San_Sebastian_College_–_Recoletos
Social media platform owned by Meta
Fardouly, Jasmine; Magson, Natasha R.; Rapee, Ronald M.; Johnco, Carly J.; Oar, Ella L. (July 2020). "The use of social media by Australian preadolescents
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
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Roman_Empire
Municipal Airport in Marina, California
Marina Municipal Airport (IATA: OAR, ICAO: KOAR, FAA LID: OAR) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) east of the central business district of Marina
Marina_Municipal_Airport
1927 film
The Winning Oar is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Bernard McEveety and starring George Walsh, Dorothy Hall and Arthur Donaldson. George
The_Winning_Oar
owned and operated by the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) and Princeton University. DOGE announced that three separate grants for
NOAA in the second Trump administration
NOAA_in_the_second_Trump_administration
Type of boat
Venetian lagoon. It is typically propelled by a gondolier, who uses a rowing oar, which is not fastened to the hull, in a sculling manner, and also acts as
Gondola
Method of constructing boats and ships
Stralsund. An 1866 photo of Deal luggers and, in the foreground, a four-oared galley, both types clinker-built A Norwegian pram dinghy Cornish pilot gig
Clinker_(boat_building)
European vessels from the Middle Ages
during the Middle Ages. Like ships from antiquity, they were moved by sails, oars, or a combination of the two. There was a large variety, mostly based on
Medieval_ships
Within boating, Raid is described as a sail and oar adventure, a leisure pursuit combining sailing and rowing. It involves a fleet of small boats capable
Raid_(boating)
puffer. pulling (of an oar, as used at sea) using an oar for propulsion of a boat where each person (of several) uses one oar. This contrasts with rowing
Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(M–Z)
Mendicant Catholic religious order of friars and nuns
The Order of Augustinian Recollects (OAR) is a mendicant Catholic religious order of friars and nuns. It is a reformist offshoot from the Augustinian
Order of Augustinian Recollects
Order_of_Augustinian_Recollects
Middle ages Scottish ship
bìrlinn) or West Highland galley was a wooden vessel propelled by sail and oar, used extensively in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland from the
Birlinn
Seat and structural member of a boat
whilst afloat. In a boat propelled by oars, the thwart has to be positioned with the right geometry for the oar to be worked efficiently and comfortably
Thwart
Vessel for hunting whales
propelled by five oars when rowed, and stepped a single removable mast when under sail. A rudder was used when under sail and a steering oar when the boat
Whaleboat
Lightweight naval vessel
Yals are popular for sport and tourism purposes also. The six-oar, four-oar and two-oar yals have one mast used to support two quadrilateral standing
Yal_(boat)
Boat class used in competitive rowing
who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar, and a cox. There are two rowers
Coxed_four
Earliest stage of the Aramaic language
Proto-Semitic Dialects Samalian Writing system Phoenician alphabet Aramaic alphabet Language codes ISO 639-3 oar Linguist List oar Glottolog olda1245
Old_Aramaic
Species of oceanic ray-finned fish
with a dorsal fin along its entire length, stubby pectoral fins, and long, oar-shaped pelvic fins, from which its common name is derived. Its coloration
Giant_oarfish
System of glyphs from Easter Island
names may be descriptive or indicate where the object is kept, as in the Oar, the Snuffbox, the Small Santiago Tablet, and the Santiago Staff. Rongorongo
Rongorongo
American pop rock band
Calling Cortez (Yep Roc Records – 2023) Oar On, Penelope! (Yep Roc Records – 2025) "Doodle" (by Skip Spence) More Oar: A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album
The_Minus_5
Ancient Chinese boat
9-feet) straight oar, called a steering oar. The steering oar is situated in a mechanism that holds the oar in place, called oar lock. The oar lock can be
Dragon_boat
Sporting event delegation
neutrally under the Olympic flag and anthem as Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR). In 2018, the Russian Olympic Committee was reinstated, but because of the
Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the Olympics
Russian_Olympic_Committee_athletes_at_the_Olympics
Former Spanish basketball club
Club Baloncesto OAR Ferrol was a professional basketball club based in Ferrol, Spain. OAR Ferrol was founded in 1951, but didn't promote to the top league
CB_OAR_Ferrol
Ship that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare
three banks of oars. On the upper row, two rowers hold one oar; on the middle row, two rowers; and on the lower row, one man to an oar. Hexareme, an ancient
Warship
2001 studio album by O.A.R.
Risen is the third album released by O.A.R. Released in 2001, it was the first O.A.R. album to be produced by John Alagia. The CD debuted at number 11
Risen_(O.A.R._album)
Canadian-American musician (1946–1999)
with them until 1969. In the same year, he released his only solo album, Oar, and then largely withdrew from the music industry. He had started his career
Skip_Spence
Mario Alberto Molina Palma O.A.R. (born 13 October 1948) is archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán since
Mario_Alberto_Molina_Palma
Vehicle propelled fully or mostly by electricity
Manufacturers' Association. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026. US EPA, OAR (14 May 2021). "Electric Vehicle Myths". United States Environmental Protection
Electric_vehicle
Nautical terms for direction
meaning side. Before ships had rudders, they were steered with a steering oar on the right hand side of the ship, because more people are right-handed
Port_and_starboard
Ship type
galiot, galliot or galiote, was a small galley boat propelled by sail or oars. There are three different types of naval galiots that sailed on different
Galiot
lug-rigged mizzen sail Bireme An ancient vessel, propelled by two banks of oars Birlinn (Scots) Clinker-built vessel, single-masted with a square sail also
List_of_ship_types
US government scientific agency
National Weather Service (NWS), the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) and the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO). NOAA has more than
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration
Roman Catholic university in Bacolod, Philippines
University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos with Fr. Federico Terradillos, OAR, as the first acting Rector. As of August 31, 2022, Reverend Fr. Joel A.
University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos
University_of_Negros_Occidental_–_Recoletos
Class of crustaceans
Copepods (/ˈkoʊpəpɒd/; meaning 'oar-feet') are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat. Some species are planktonic
Copepod
Television series
snowmobile to tend to his animal traps that he uses to collect furs. Tom Oar, a former rodeo cowboy, resides near the Yaak River in northwestern Montana
Mountain_Men_(TV_series)
Type of rowing boat
category of the sport of rowing where a single person propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow
Single_scull
Type of small boat
its definition, but is generally a small open boat which may be powered by oars, sail or an outboard motor. Some individual examples have the option of being
Dinghy
U.S. government efficiency initiative
life sciences" for the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR). On January 30, 2025, NOAA, at the recommendation of DOGE, modified the
Department of Government Efficiency
Department_of_Government_Efficiency
1851 novel by Herman Melville
encourages the rowing crew in a rhythm of speech that suggests "the beat of the oars takes the place of the metronomic meter". The fourth and final level of rhetoric
Moby-Dick
US manufacturer of rowing equipment and exercise machines
(including the CrossFit Open and qualifiers). Concept2 also manufactures oars for sculling and sweep rowing, as well as three other flywheel-based exercise
Concept2
1982 EP by the Cocteau Twins
London. Earlier versions of the songs "Alas Dies Laughing" and "Feathers Oar-Blades" recorded for the BBC had been premiered in a John Peel session in
Lullabies_(EP)
A range of men's and women's rowing events took place at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo in August 2003.
Rowing at the 2003 Pan American Games
Rowing_at_the_2003_Pan_American_Games
Boat class used in competitive rowing
two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side (rower's right hand
Coxless_pair
Venetian wooden rowlock
variety of fulcrum positions, each having its own effect on the rower's oar. The fórcola is quite a complicated object which developed throughout the
Fórcola
Cradle of civilization in North Africa
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Ancient_Egypt
OAR
OAR
Male
Italian
Italian form of Roman Latin Remus, REMO means "oar," but sometimes translated as "swift."
Boy/Male
French, German, Latin, Swedish
Oarsman
Boy/Male
Australian, Polish
A Rower; An Oarsman
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Ore.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for an old man or someone with prematurely gray hair, from Middle English hore, Old English hÄr ‘gray’.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a slope or shore, Old English Åra, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word, as for example Oare in Kent, Berkshire, and Wiltshire.
Male
French
French form of Roman Latin Remigius, RÉMY means "oarsman."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Danish, French, German, Latin
Speedy; Quick; Swiftness; Oar
Girl/Female
Tamil
Oarsman
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the places called Oare in Berkshire, Kent, and Wiltshire, or Ore in East Sussex, all named with Old English Åra ‘shore’, ‘hill-slope’, ‘flat-topped ridge’. It may also be a topographic name from the same element, though Reaney and Wilson consider that in general this would have had an initial N-. Compare Noah 2.Scottish : possibly from the Sussex place name.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Oarsman
Male
French
Variant spelling of French Rémy, RÉMI means "oarsman."
Male
Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Roman Latin Remigius, REMIGIO means "oarsman."
OAR
OAR
Boy/Male
Indian
Prophet Muhammad, Chosen, Elected
Girl/Female
Indian
Name of a Raga
Boy/Male
Hindu
Zealous
Boy/Male
American, Bengali, British, Celtic, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Irish, Jamaican, Scottish, Swedish, Welsh
The Lord is Gracious; Young Warrior; Right Handed; Born of Yew; God is Gracious
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Friendly with the King of Gods
Female
English
 English name derived from the plant name columbine, from Late Latin columbina, COLUMBINE means "verbina" or "dovelike," so-called because when inverted the flower resembles a cluster of doves. Compare with another form of Columbine.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Despina | தேஸà¯à®ªà¯€à®¨à®¾Â
In hebrew it means bee but in greek it means lady
Boy/Male
African, Australian, Swahili
Wickedness
Girl/Female
American, Australian
Queen
Girl/Female
Indian
Ever a King
OAR
OAR
OAR
OAR
OAR
n.
An ancient galley or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of oars.
pl.
of Oarsman
n.
One who rows with an oar.
a.
Without oars.
n.
The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See Rowlock.
n.
One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.
v. i.
To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream.
n.
A vessel with thirty banks of oars, or, as some say, thirty ranks of rowers.
n
An oarlike swimming organ of various invertebrates.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Oar
a.
Having the form or the use of an oar; as, the swan's oary feet.
n
An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar.
v. i.
To use the oar; as, to row well.
v. t.
To remove or detach, as any part or implement, from its proper position or connection when in use; as, to unship an oar; to unship capstan bars; to unship the tiller.
n.
A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in the gunwale of a boat, sometimes of a pair of pins between which the oar rests on the edge of the gunwale, sometimes of a single pin passing through the oar, or of a metal fork or stirrup pivoted in the gunwale and suporting the oar.
a.
Furnished with oars; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a four-oared boat.
imp. & p. p.
of Oar
n.
A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead of sails.
v. i.
To be moved by oars; as, the boat rows easily.