rowlock
n. 桨架
发音
US
/ˈɹoʊˌlɑk/
其它
US
/ˈɹɑlək/
其它
US
/ˈɹʌlək/
其它
UK
/ˈɹʌlək/
UK
/ˈɹɒlək/
UK
/ˈɹəʊˌlɒk/
词形变化
rowlocks
复数
rowlocks
别名
rollick
rollock
rullock
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A usually U-shaped pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock.
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2.
A brick, for example in a course of brickwork, that is laid vertically with its tallest but slimmest side facing down, and its shortest face facing the outside of the wall (oriented so that it is taller than it is wide).
词汇关系
词源
An alteration, based on row, of earlier oarlock, from Old English ārlōc, equivalent to oar + lock.
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