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rowlock in Bulgarian

rowlock in Bulgarian is ключ — rowlock means a fitting on the side of a boat that holds an oar and lets it pivot as someone rows.

rowlock in Bulgarian

ключ
noun
Pronounced: klyuch
(nautical, chiefly, British) 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.

What does "rowlock" mean?

  1. noun A fitting on the side of a boat that holds an oar and lets it pivot as someone rows.
    "Everything smelled salt and there was no noise except the swishing of water and the clop-clop of water against the sides and the splash of the oars and the jolting noise of the rowlocks."
  2. noun A brick set on its narrow edge in a wall, with its short end showing on the outside.
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rowlock in a sentence

  • Everything smelled salt and there was no noise except the swishing of water and the clop-clop of water against the sides and the splash of the oars and the jolting noise of the rowlocks.

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What is "rowlock" in Bulgarian?
"rowlock" in Bulgarian is ключ. rowlock means: A fitting on the side of a boat that holds an oar and lets it pivot as someone rows.
How do you pronounce ключ?
"rowlock" in Bulgarian is ключ, pronounced "klyuch".
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