Meaning & use
Rowlock
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A device fitted to the side of a boat that holds an oar in place and acts as a pivot for rowing.
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One of the rowlocks came loose halfway across the lake.
He fitted new rowlocks to the old wooden dinghy before the regatta.
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The British term 'rowlock' and the American term 'oarlock' refer to exactly the same piece of rowing equipment.
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