What is another word for oarsmanship?

Pronunciation: [ˈɔːzmənʃˌɪp] (IPA)

Oarsmanship is the skill or art of rowing a boat with oars. Synonyms for oarsmanship include rowing, sculling, paddling, sweeping, and boating. These terms describe the act of propelling a boat through water with the use of oars. Rowing is the most common synonym for oarsmanship, which refers to the sport or recreational activity of rowing a racing shell or other racing boat. Sculling is a variation of rowing that involves using two oars, one in each hand, while paddling and sweeping are more general terms that describe the motion of moving a boat through water with oars. Boating encompasses all forms of watercraft propulsion, including oarsmanship.

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Usage examples for Oarsmanship

At the Universities, about this date, various prizes were established, all of which gave a stimulus to oarsmanship.
"Boating"
W. B. Woodgate Commentator: Harvey Mason
The first principles of oarsmanship may be explained to a beginner in a few minutes, and he might roughly put them into force, in a casual and faulty manner, on the first day of his education.
"Boating"
W. B. Woodgate Commentator: Harvey Mason
Now it often happens that an oarsman, who is himself a good judge of rowing, and is capable of giving very good instructions to others, is guilty of many faults in his own oarsmanship.
"Boating"
W. B. Woodgate Commentator: Harvey Mason

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