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    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...
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  • Look up OAR in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An oar is a tool used for rowing a boat. OAR or oar may also refer to: Oar, a village in Vetiș Commune...
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    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...
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    Sculling (redirect from Single oar scull)
    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    The Girl with an Oar (Russian: Девушка с веслом) is an archetypal example of Socialist Realism in outdoors architecture of the Soviet Union. Numerous...
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    Rowing (sport) (section Oar)
    United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while...
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    Rowing (section Oars)
    motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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  • The Suceava–Oar Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Suceava–Oar), also known as the North Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Nordului), labelled A14, is a planned...
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    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...
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    Sweep rowing (redirect from Sweep 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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • "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...
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  • Rowing stroke (redirect from Oar feathers)
    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...
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    Using oars in pairs, with one hand on each oar, is two-oar sculling. The oars may also be called sculls. Two-oared sculled craft include: Adirondack guideboat...
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  • 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...
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    From the 4th century BC on, new types of oared warships appeared in the Mediterranean Sea, superseding the trireme and transforming naval warfare. Ships...
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  • 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...
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    Oarfish (redirect from Oar fish)
    Oarfish are large, greatly elongated, pelagic lampriform fish belonging to the small family Regalecidae. Found in areas spanning from temperate ocean zones...
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