Synonyms and antonyms of Rowing in British Thesaurus

the Boat Race ()

a race that is held every year on the River Thames in London between teams of rowers from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge

cox (noun)

someone who directs the people rowing a boat in a race

coxswain (noun)

formal a cox

crew (noun)

a team of people who row a boat in a race: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

crew (noun)

American the sport of rowing a boat in races

crew (verb)

to be a member of the crew of a boat

four (noun)

a narrow rowing boat for four people, used in a boat race

four (noun)

the team of people who row the boat

oarsman (noun)

a man who uses oars to move a boat, especially in a race

oarswoman (noun)

a woman who uses oars to move a boat, especially in a race

regatta (noun)

a series of boat races

row (verb)

to move a boat through water using long poles with flat ends called oars

row (verb)

to row a boat as a sport

rower (noun)

someone who rows a boat, especially as a sport

rowing (noun)

the activity of moving a boat through water using oars, either for pleasure or as a sport

scull (verb)

to move a boat using sculls

ship oars ()

to stop rowing a boat and put the oars inside it

stroke (noun)

a style of rowing, or one complete movement of the oars through the water