Oarlock - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: oarlockOarlock
The notch fork or other device on the gunwale of a boat in which the oar rests and that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing Certain oarlocks are designed for use with oars having attached swivels which insert into the oarlock and provide a firm pivot Same as Rowlock1...
outrigged
rigged with a structure projecting from or over the side of a boat for various purposes having an outrigger to prevent capsizing or to support an oarlock or to help secure a mast etc See outrigger...
Rowlock
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...
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