adjective
- having no oars; lacking oars
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The oarless boat drifted helplessly with the current.
- They found themselves in an oarless canoe in the middle of the lake.
- The oarless vessel relied entirely on its motor for propulsion.
- After losing their paddles, the kayakers were essentially oarless.
- The old oarless rowboat had been abandoned on the shore.
- Without proper equipment, their small craft was oarless and vulnerable.