Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oarage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oarage
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of using oars; rowing.

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

A sweeping motion that resembles rowing.

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

Equipment used for rowing.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The yacht was flying down the current under her powerful oarage."
"[…] the oarage of the wings of a single great bird, flying high over the valley on some lonely night quest of its own, was distinct."
"With two banks of 13 and 12, or more probably 14 and 11, oars a side the oarage of the pentekontar took up 11.7 m or 12.6 m of its length […]"

Etymology

From oar + -age.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: oar

Usage

Questions

What does oarage mean?: The act of using oars; rowing.
Where does oarage come from?: From oar + -age.

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