Then the long oars bit into the water and drove us shoreward.

There was no paddle, but he soon mastered the long oars and began to row himself out to sea.

Suddenly his fear galvanized into action, and he reached for one of the long oars.

This, when on the water, concealed even the long oar.

For from the sides of the ship stood long oars, bank upon bank which swept her along.

Unlike other boats, a long oar is used to move the gondola.

It would have had a sail, of course, but also the long oars of the age.

The ship carried a single bank of long oars on each side.

This increased the efficiency of every stroke, and led to much longer oars.

In 1910 he joined the team which established the speed record for a boat with four long oars.