1
: the propelling of a boat by means of oars : the action of one that rows
2
: the sport of racing in shells
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She was on the rowing team.
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It is used for practice by the school’s rowing team.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
The lake, which is nine feet deep and 35 feet from the shoreline, was constructed for Princeton's rowing team in 1906, according to the university.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
New twists on old Olympic sports In addition to the numbers, the announcement of new mixed team events in several of the Olympics’s traditional sports including artistic gymnastics, track and field, archery, golf, rowing, and table tennis came as a pleasant surprise.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
The lake, which is nine feet deep and 35 feet from the shoreline, was constructed for Princeton's rowing team in 1906, according to the university.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
New twists on old Olympic sports In addition to the numbers, the announcement of new mixed team events in several of the Olympics’s traditional sports including artistic gymnastics, track and field, archery, golf, rowing, and table tennis came as a pleasant surprise.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Studies have shown that creatine may benefit athletic performance, particularly in rowing, soccer, and jumping.27 Exercise may maximize creatine's potential.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Rdn, Health, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rowing
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“Rowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowing. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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rowing
noun
row·ing
ˈrō-iŋ 
: the sport of racing long narrow boats rowed by oars
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