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ROWLOCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rowlock mean?
• ROWLOCK (noun)
The noun ROWLOCK has 1 sense:
1. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Familiarity information: ROWLOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
oarlock; peg; pin; rowlock; thole; tholepin
Hypernyms ("rowlock" is a kind of...):
holder (a holding device)
Holonyms ("rowlock" is a part of...):
dinghy; dory; rowboat (a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled)
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