oarsmanship \ ˈȯrz-mən-ˌship \ noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty
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Recent Examples on the Web
//The oarsmen who have come to Yale these last several years have done so with a mission - to put Harvard’s decades of dominance in the nation’s oldest collegiate athletic contest to rest.
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Dom Amore, courant.com, "Yale continues winning streak vs. Harvard, setting upstream record in 154th Regatta," 8 June 2019
//The Godzilla wave loomed, followed by a maelstrom called the Maytag — perennial perils that the experienced oarsmen anticipated.
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Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, "A run through Colorado’s Yampa whitewater reveals the wildness that remains. But will the West’s rivers survive urban demands?," 23 June 2019
//But that fairytale partnership veered towards reality-show drama during the Houston series, when Curry and Durant appeared out of sync, like oarsmen pulling on different beats.
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Ben Golliver, SI.com, "Steph Curry and Kevin Durant Put Their Tug-of-War Behind Them," 4 June 2018
//If your accelerator foot gets heavier, the engine is fired up and seamlessly joins the electric oarsman.
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Al Haas, Philly.com, "Hyundai has come a long way with its outstanding Ioniq Hybrid," 14 July 2017
//All were assigned their own convoy boat, which included an impartial observer, an oarsman, and a coach or helper.
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Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Sea of Dreams: How William Wrigley Jr. brought the Wrigley Ocean Marathon to life," 23 June 2017
//The Tacoma oarsmen, who subsidized their sport from their own pockets, finally decided to hand carry and row the eight-oar boat from one city to the other.
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Diane Bell, sandiegouniontribune.com, "The boys in the boat on a 1967 mid-winter rowing mission return home," 21 June 2017
//Everything was up to us from raising funds, repairing equipment, recruiting oarsmen, scheduling and hosting regattas.
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Bill Knight, The Seattle Times, "If you loved ‘The Boys in the Boat,’ don’t miss this tale of adventure," 16 June 2017
//Others were more elaborate, showing a mast and sails and oarsmen.
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National Geographic, "Ancient Royal Boat Tomb Uncovered in Egypt," 7 Nov. 2016
First Known Use of oarsman
1701, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries near oarsman
More Synonyms and Antonyms ofoarsman
a person who drives a boat forward by means of oars
- the only oarsman in a rowboat designed for two
- gob,
- hearty,
- jack,
- jack-tar,
- mariner,
- navigator,
- sailor,
- salt,
- sea dog,
- seafarer,
- seaman,
- shipman,
- swab,
- tar