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oar meaning in Assamese

বঠা botha

UK/ɔː//oɹ/

oar in Assamese: বঠা (botha). 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.

Assamese words for oar

implement used to row a boat
বঠা botha

English meaning of oar

  1. 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.
  2. noun An oarsman; a rower.
  3. noun An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.
  4. verb To row; to travel with, or as if with, oars.

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Questions about oar in Assamese

What is the meaning of oar in Assamese?
Oar in Assamese is বঠা (botha).
oar ৰ অসমীয়া অৰ্থ কি?
Oar: বঠা (botha).
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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