oarsmanship meaning
Noun: oarsmanship
- Skill as an oarsman
Derived forms: oarsmanships
See also: oarsman
Type of: accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment, skill
Examples
More: Next- In competitive oarsmanship there was no place for sneaky or equivocal behavior.
- Its subject throughout is competitive oarsmanship at a high level, and it consists of exactly nine paintings, two watercolors and a group of perspective drawings.
- Contemporary reports of Kelly's oarsmanship were glowing :'his natural sense of poise and rhythm made his boat a live thing under him '.
- Currently, those wishing to join must have raced competitively for a period of years with their founding club, won enough status points, and displayed sufficient proficiency in oarsmanship to qualify.
- Crowden later noted that while he believed the initially sinking to be more down to " inferior oarsmanship rather than an accident ", he was certain that his crew would have failed to finish the course had they been allowed to continue.