rowing

noun row·ing \ ˈrō-iŋ \

Updated on: 7 Apr 2018

Definition of rowing

1 : the propelling of a boat by means of oars : the action of one that rows

2 : the sport of racing in shells

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Examples of rowing in a Sentence

She was on the rowing team.

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Some are indoors and use rowing machines and other equipment, while some take place in empty parking lots, woods and parks, relying only on a person’s body weight for resistance.

— markham heid, Time, "The Scientific Reason Boot Camp Workouts Are So Good For You," 2 Apr. 2018
Most rowing machines track these metrics automatically.

— jay willis, GQ, "The Rowing Machine Is the Gym's Most Underrated Piece of Equipment," 27 Mar. 2018
Traditionally, Northeastern and Pennsylvania have a match race on the first weekend of the rowing season.

— bill center, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Rowers get their early work in on sunny Mission Bay," 24 Mar. 2018
The Old Lyme girls' and boys' rowing teams have both been first in the country at the national crew championships. 20.

— sam dangremond, Town & Country, "27 Reasons This Part of the East Coast Is Being Dubbed "The New Hamptons"," 25 July 2017
However, her rowing dream came to an end a year later at the 2013 World Championships when a searing pain in her back would end her career.

— matias grez, CNN, "Oksana Masters: US Paralympian's remarkable journey from Ukraine orphanage," 17 Mar. 2018
The development will include soccer fields suitable for varsity practice and intramurals, a rowing dock and boathouse, a tennis center and a competition-quality, eight-lane track the Pilots can use for training and to host college meets.

— ken goe, OregonLive.com, "New University of Portland track is the next step for Pilots: Oregon track field rundown," 15 Mar. 2018
Representatives from Coca-Cola, Chive Cincinnati, Cincinnati Parks Foundation and even former Mayor Roxanne Qualls, shoveled mulch and cleaned out the rowing facility under Montgomery Inn.

— carrie blackmore smith, Cincinnati.com, "Putting Cincinnati's Smale Park back together after the flood," 15 Mar. 2018
Fourteen people were rescued from the Potomac River after a rowing skiff overturned on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

— justin wm. moyer, Washington Post, "14 rescued after rowing skiff overturns in Potomac River," 14 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of rowing

before 12th century

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Definition of rowing for English Language Learners

: the sport of racing in long, narrow boats that are moved by using oars
: the activity of moving a boat by using oars

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