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весло — meaning in English

veslo

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English meaning

  • ala noun A wing-shaped part or structure, especially of a bone.
  • oar noun A long pole with a flat blade used to row or steer a boat.
  • paddle noun A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel and steer a small boat.

Senses

весло is used for these senses in English:

  • ala (botany) The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.
  • oar A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.
  • paddle A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking.
  • paddle A two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point.

ala — full definition

  1. noun A wing-shaped part or structure, especially of a bone.
  2. noun A winglike flap or side petal found on certain stems, seeds, or flowers, such as the side petals of a pea-family blossom.

oar — full definition

  1. noun A long pole with a flat blade used to row or steer a boat.
  2. verb To row using oars.

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