oar in Arabic
مِجْذَاف mijḏāf
UK/ɔː//oɹ/
oar in Arabic: مِجْذَاف (mijḏāf), مِجْدَاف (mijdāf). In English, oar means a type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.
Arabic words for oar
- implement used to row a boat
- مِجْذَاف mijḏāf, مِجْدَاف mijdāf
English meaning of oar
- noun A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.
- noun An oarsman; a rower.
- noun An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.
- verb To row; to travel with, or as if with, oars.
Synonyms of oar
oar in other languages
Questions about oar in Arabic
- What is the meaning of oar in Arabic?
- Oar in Arabic is مِجْذَاف (mijḏāf), مِجْدَاف (mijdāf).
- ما معنى كلمة oar؟
- Oar: مِجْذَاف (mijḏāf), مِجْدَاف (mijdāf).
- What does oar mean in English?
- Oar means a type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.
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