Oarless

oar  (ôr, r)

n.

1. A long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat.

2. A person who rows a boat, especially in a race.

v. oared, oar·ing, oars

v.tr.

1. To propel with or as if with oars or an oar.

2. To traverse with or as if with oars or an oar: an hour to oar the strait.

v.intr.

To move forward by or as if by rowing: oared strongly across the finish line.

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[Middle English or, from Old English r.]

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oared adj.

oarless adj.