rowlock

Значение (Английский)

1. (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.
2. A brick, for example in a course of brickwork, that is laid vertically with its tallest but slimmest side facing down, and its shortest face facing the outside of the wall (oriented so that it is taller than it is wide).

Синонимы

oarlock

thole

tholepin

pin

oarlock

peg

thole-pine

crutch

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gunnel

gunwale

bulwark

Переводы

tolet

dame de nage

sardinel

dame

horquilla

tolete

Dolle

épingle

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈɹoʊˌlɑk/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от староанглийский: ārlōc

In summary

An alteration, based on row, of earlier oarlock, from Old English ārlōc, equivalent to oar + lock.