oared
oared
Definition
oared (ôrd)
adjective
equipped with oars: often used in hyphenated compounds two-oared
oared
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- galley: At first, just as sail had been used as an addition to oared galleys, steam was used as an adjunct to sail.
- ship: We are told he had a fleet of 100, 50 oared ships.
- warship: In The Athenian Trireme, John Morrison drew on nearly half a century of his own research on ancient oared warships.
- boat: The eights in 1842 look much more likely than these six oared boats.
- vessel: Glasgow T. , 1966, Oared vessels in the Elizabethan Navy.
- rowing: If time permits we shall also introduce you to sweep oared rowing.
