rowlocks in a sentence
Examples
- The gunwale is of the same kind of wood, but the rowlocks are of birch.
- The oars did not use rowlocks or thole pins but square holes cut below the gunwale line.
- The boat was supplied with an additional thwart and rowlocks for use when under power and rowing.
- Even the boats that were successfully lowered had no rowlocks, and had to be paddled like canoes.
- Originally, rowlocks were two wooden posts or thole pins that the shaft of the oar nestled between.
- The brick lintels over the windows and external doors are arched, with either two or three rowlock courses.
- It can easily be rowed ( with the addition of rowlocks ) and can be fitted with an outboard engine.
- Rowlock courses and header courses were employed to outline the plain wall masses on either side of the shallow rear pavilion.
- However, the boat had no rowlocks to take the oars and Johnstone found himself being taken out to sea by the tide.
- Furthermore, during replaced rowlocks, allowing oars to be stored while the ship was at sail and to provide better angles for rowing.