oars
nounUK /ɔːz/
US /ɔːrz/
Long sticks with flat ends that people use to row a boat.
The rowers pulled hard on their oars to move the boat across the lake.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To row a boat using oars.
They oared slowly across the calm river.
3. Flat parts shaped like an oar, such as a swimmer's limb used for rowing.
The swimmer's powerful arms acted like oars in the water.
4. The act of rowing or propelling with oars.
The team's steady oars kept the boat on course.