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 /ˈɔːrlɒk/ · noun
- A fitting or socket on a rowing boat or scull, where the oar is attached to the boat. Related: rowlock, oar socket.
- STROKE /strəʊk/ · noun, verb
- A stroke is a movement of the hand or arm in a particular direction, or a mark made by such a movement. To stroke something means to touch or caress it gently. Related: touch, caress, pat, stroke.
- 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 /ˈrɪɡər/ · noun
- A person who rigs or rigs equipment, or a device or mechanism for rigging something. A person who manipulates or controls something, especially a situation or a person. Related: riggerman, riggerman, operator, mechanic.
- SCULL /skʌl/ · noun
- A scull is a type of boat used in rowing, typically having a narrow hull and a single pair of oars. It is often used for racing and training. Related: boat, vessel, skiff, gondola.
- SWEEP /sweɪp/ · verb, noun
- To move or cause to move something, typically with a smooth or continuous motion, often in a wide arc. A broom or brush used for cleaning. Related: brush, sweep away, sweep up, mop.
- 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 /stɜːrn/ · adjective
- Having a serious and unyielding expression or manner; strict or severe. Showing a firm and unyielding attitude or determination. Related: strict, severe, serious, unyielding.
- RUDDER /ˈrʌdər/ · noun
- A flat surface at the back of a ship or boat that is used to steer it. A control surface, typically flat, used to steer an aircraft. Related: steering wheel, helm, rudderpost, tilt.
- 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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