steer oar

noun

A large oar located at the stern of a rowing boat and used to manoeuvre the vessel.

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sweep
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Meanings

nounsteer oar (plural steer oars)

plural steer oars

  1. A large oar located at the stern of a rowing boat and used to manoeuvre the vessel.

    He was rowing tub oar behind Sam Haddigaddi, with his father standing at the steer oar in the stern[.]

    1961, Tom Mead, Killers of Eden, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 16

    Synonyms: sweep

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large oar located at the stern of a rowing boat and used to manoeuvre the vessel.

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sweep
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APA

steer oar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steer%20oar

MLA

“steer oar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steer%20oar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steer oar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steer%20oar.

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