| slovo | definícia |
rowlock
(encz) | rowlock,veslová vidlice Zdeněk Brož |
rowlock
(encz) | rowlock,vidlice na veslo Zdeněk Brož |
Rowlock
(gcide) | Rowlock \Row"lock\ (r[=o]"l[o^]k colloq. r[u^]l"[u^]k), n. [For
oarlock; AS. [=a]rloc, where the second part is akin to G.
loch a hole, E. lock a fastening. See Oar, and Lock.]
1. (Naut.) A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum
for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in
the gunwale of a boat, sometimes of a pair of pins between
which the oar rests on the edge of the gunwale, sometimes
of a single pin passing through the oar, or of a metal
fork or stirrup pivoted in the gunwale and suporting the
oar; same as oarlock. [Chiefly Brit.]
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. One of the rings of masonry included in an arch having
more than one ring.
[PJC] |
rowlock
(wn) | rowlock
n 1: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the
oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: peg,
pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock] |
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rowlock
(encz) | rowlock,veslová vidlice Zdeněk Brožrowlock,vidlice na veslo Zdeněk Brož |
rowlock arch
(encz) | rowlock arch, n: |
rowlock
(wn) | rowlock
n 1: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the
oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: peg,
pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock] |
rowlock arch
(wn) | rowlock arch
n 1: an arch that is formed with more than one concentric row of
voussoirs |
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