1. a long pole with a flat blade at one end, used for rowing a boat

1. to row a boat using oars

Examples

• She dipped the oar into the water and pulled hard.
• The wooden oars were stored along the side of the boat.
• He lost his grip and dropped an oar overboard.
• The crew oared steadily across the lake.
• They oared through the calm morning waters.
• Each rower held two oars to propel the small boat.
• The guide taught us how to oar properly.