| 词汇 | oarlock |
| 释义 | oarlock noun[ C ] USuk /ˈɔː.lɒk/ us /ˈɔːr.lɑːk/(UKrowlock) a U-shaped device or hole on each side of a rowing boat in which the oars (= poles with flat ends used to move a boat) are held桨架，桨叉 baileystock/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Parts of ships & boats abaft bilge water boathook boiler room bowline cleat escape hatch keel paddle periscope propeller prow rigging spar sprit steerage stem strop sun deck superstructure Examples of oarlockoarlock The bottoms consist of wooden sills with a row of beveled bricks below them in oarlock orientation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An alternative to the sliding seat, called a "sliding rigger", uses a stationary seat and the rower moves the oarlocks with his feet. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The first racing shells, while narrower than working rowboats, were limited by the width necessary to mount the oarlocks on the boat's sides (gunwales). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The oarlock is attached to the far end of the rigger away from the boat. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is outfitted with long oars, outriggers to hold the oarlocks away from the boat, and sliding seats. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Another system uses "inboard mounted oarlocks" to achieve forward motion of the boat with a pulling motion on the oars. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Longships had hooks for oars to fit into, but smaller oars were also used, with crooks or bends to be used as oarlocks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The hulls can be kept narrower by attaching riggers to the gunwales, so that the oarlocks can be placed farther out to carry longer oars. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. To prevent this from impacting the balance of the boat, one oarlock (conventionally the port one) is rigged higher than the other prior to rowing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A single sculling oar with an oarlock on the rear transom can be a compact emergency oar. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Equipped with oarlocks for rowing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The actual fitting that holds the oar may be as simple as one or two pegs (or thole pins) or a metal oarlock (also called rowlock - rollock). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The rigger allows the racing shell to be narrow thereby decreasing drag, while at the same time placing the oarlock at a point that optimizes leverage of the oar. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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