oar meaning in Tamil
துடுப்பு tuṭuppu
UK/ɔː//oɹ/
oar in Tamil: துடுப்பு (tuṭuppu). 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.
Tamil words for oar
- implement used to row a boat
- துடுப்பு tuṭuppu
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 Tamil
- What is the meaning of oar in Tamil?
- Oar in Tamil is துடுப்பு (tuṭuppu).
- oar என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Oar: துடுப்பு (tuṭuppu).
- 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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