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oarage
noun 3
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3ADJ.
powerful, under
VERB + OARAGE
side
OARAGE + NOUN
pentekontar
Definitions
noun
1
The act of using oars; rowing.
The yacht was flying down the current under her powerful oarage.
2
A sweeping motion that resembles rowing.
[…] the oarage of the wings of a single great bird, flying high over the valley on some lonely night quest of its own, was distinct.
3
Equipment used for rowing.
With two banks of 13 and 12, or more probably 14 and 11, oars a side the oarage of the pentekontar took up 11.7 m or 12.6 m of its length […]
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The yacht was flying down the current under her powerful oarage.
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[…] the oarage of the wings of a single great bird, flying high over the valley on some lonely night quest of its own, was distinct.
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With two banks of 13 and 12, or more probably 14 and 11, oars a side the oarage of the pentekontar took up 11.7 m or 12.6 m of its length […]
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