Rowing Word Search
This Rowing word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the rules, gear, and vocabulary of a sport. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: OARLOCK, STROKE, CATCH, DRIVE, FINISH, RIGGER, SCULL, SWEEP, COXSWAIN, STERN, RUDDER, BLADE.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Rowing word list, defined
- OARLOCK /ˈɔːrˌlɑːk/ · noun
- A fixed or pivoting support on the side of a rowing boat that holds an oar in place and allows it to move through the stroke. Also called a rowlock. Related: rowlock, oar rest, oar stop.
- STROKE /strəʊk/ (British English); /stroʊk/ (American English) · noun and verb
- In modern medical usage, a stroke is a sudden loss of brain function caused by an interrupted blood supply or bleeding in the brain. More generally, the word denotes an act of striking or moving, a mark made by a pen or tool, a gentle touch, and an abstract sudden event or piece of inspired work. Related: attack, movement, mark, blow.
- CATCH /kætʃ/ · verb (and noun)
- To seize, capture, or intercept something in motion, especially with the hands, or to discover and stop someone or something after a pursuit. As a noun, it denotes an act of catching or the thing caught. Related: capture, seize, snare, trap.
- DRIVE /draɪv/ · verb, noun
- As a verb, to drive is to operate and control a vehicle so that it travels in a particular direction, or more broadly to propel, force, or motivate something forward. As a noun, it denotes a trip or journey by car, an innate urge or ambition, or the mechanism that transmits power in a machine. Related: operate, steer, propel, impel.
- FINISH /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ · verb
- To complete or bring to an end a task, activity, or process; also used as a noun denoting the end or concluding part of something, or the surface quality applied to an object. Related: complete, conclude, end, wrap up.
- RIGGER /ˈrɪɡə(r)/ · noun
- A rigger is a person whose work is to fit, adjust, operate, or maintain ropes, cables, lifting equipment, signal apparatus, or other technical equipment. In different settings, the term may refer to a maritime rigging worker, a stage or theatre technician, or a specialist who handles lifting and signal systems. Related: rigging worker, rigging technician, marine rigger, theatre technician.
- SCULL /skʌl/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a scull is a small open boat propelled with oars or one of the oars used to propel such a boat. As a verb, it means to propel a boat by rowing; the word also has older senses connected with the skull and killing. Related: rowboat, dinghy, oar, row.
- SWEEP /swiːp/ · verb and noun
- To clean a surface by brushing away dirt, or to remove something with a sweeping motion. The word also means to move rapidly across an area, survey something comprehensively, or defeat an opponent decisively. Related: clean, clear, scour, brush.
- COXSWAIN /ˈkɒksweɪn/ · noun
- The person who steers a rowing boat, especially a racing shell, and directs the crew's stroke and pace; also the helmsman of certain other small vessels. Related: helmsman, steersman, helm, boatman.
- STERN /stɜːn/ (British); /stɜːrn/ (American) · adjective; noun
- As an adjective, stern means serious, strict, and uncompromising in manner or treatment. As a noun, it refers to the rear part of a ship or other vessel, and by extension the rear or final part of something. Related: strict, severe, harsh, austere.
- RUDDER /ˈrʌdər/ · noun
- A hinged blade or fin attached to the rear of a boat or other vessel, used to steer it by changing the direction of water flowing past the hull. By extension, the word can refer to a mechanism that controls the direction or orientation of a vehicle or device. Related: tiller, helm, steering mechanism.
- BLADE /bleɪd/ · noun
- The flat cutting edge of a knife, sword, or other tool or weapon, or a similar flat, thin part of an object such as a propeller, oar, or grass leaf. Related: edge, steel, cutter, sharpener.
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