Definition of Oarsmen. Meaning of Oarsmen. Synonyms of Oarsmen

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Definition of Oarsmen

Oarsmen
Oarsman Oars"man ([=o]rz"man), n.; pl. Oarsmen (-men). One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower. At the prow of the boat, rose one of the oarsmen. --Longfellow.

Meaning of Oarsmen from wikipedia

- trireme used 170 rowers; later galleys included even larger crews. Trireme oarsmen used leather cushions to slide over their seats, which allowed them to...
- there were some Venetian oarsmen as well. Free oarsmen were generally acknowledged to be superior to enslaved or imprisoned oarsmen, but the former were gradually...
- files of oarsmen on each side of the ship, and not an increased number of rows of oars. The most common theory on the arrangement of oarsmen in the new...
- barge built during King Bhumibol's reign. These barges are manned by 2,082 oarsmen. The procession proceeds down the Chao Phraya River, from the Wasukri Royal...
- Peloponnesian War. Medieval and early modern galleys with three files of oarsmen per side are sometimes referred to as triremes. Depictions of two-banked...
- The National ****ociation of Amateur Oarsmen, organized in 1872, was the first national governing body of the sport of rowing in the United States, and...
- or competition. RCA was founded as The Canadian ****ociation of Amateur Oarsmen in 1880 by the rowing clubs then in existence to coordinate and regulate...
- the palace of Knossos, dated around 1200 BC, which depicts a ship with oarsmen and a superimposed horse figure, originally interpreted as a representation...
- still forced to depart in search for more booty to pay the soldiers and oarsmen of the fleet. In pursuit of these funds he traveled to the Thracian Chersonese...
- the open ocean. The Veneti also had sails, whereas the Romans relied on oarsmen. Rome was a feared naval power in the Mediterranean, but there the waters...