SCULLS

Meaning of SCULLS in English

a race between boats in which each participant uses a pair of oars.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SCULLS — грести см. scull
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SCULLS — Весла
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SCULLS — грести см. scull
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SCULLS — грести
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SINGLE SCULLS — a race for sculls each rowed by one oarsman using a pair of oars. Cf. double sculls .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOUBLE SCULLS — a race for sculls rowed by two rowers, each using a pair of oars. Cf. single sculls .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOLGOTHA OR THE PLACE OF SCULLS — Part of the Theatre at Oxford, where the heads of houses sit; those gentlemen being by the wits of the …
Slang English vocab
DIAMOND SCULLS — a rowing race for single sculls (= boats rowed by a single person) that takes place every year at Henley …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SHELL — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sciell; akin to Old English scealu ~, Old Norse skel, Lithuanian skelti …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROWING — Propulsion of a boat by means of oars. As a sport, it involves one of two kinds of boat: (1) …
Английский словарь Британика
SCULLER — I. ˈskələ(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: scull (I) + -er 1. : one that sculls 2. : a boat …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCULL — I. noun also skull ˈskəl ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sculle, skulle 1. a. : an oar used at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAIR — I. ˈpa(a)](ə)r, ˈpe], ]ə\ noun ( plural pairs also pair ) Etymology: Middle English peire, paire, from Old French paire, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GONDOLA — I. ˈgändələ, ÷ gänˈdōlə, ÷ gənˈdō-; some speakers who use ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ for sense 1 use ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ for some of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHERRY — ˈhwerē, -ri also ˈwe- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English whery 1. : any of various light boats: as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAMPAN — noun also san·pan ˈsamˌpan, ˈsaamˌpaa(ə)n ( -s ) Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) san 1 pan 3 , from san 1 three …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCULL — — sculler , n. /skul/ , n. 1. an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCULL — I. ˈskəl noun Etymology: Middle English skulle Date: 14th century 1. a. : an oar used at the stern of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCULLER — noun one who sculls. 2. sculler ·noun a boat rowed by one man with two sculls, or short oars.
Webster English vocab
SCULL — noun a shoal of fish. 2. scull ·noun the common skua gull. 3. scull ·noun the skull. 4. scull ·vi …
Webster English vocab
SCULL — [scull] n [ME sculle] (14c) 1 a: an oar used at the stern of a boat to propel it forward …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROWING — propulsion of a boat by means of oars. As a sport, it involves watercraft known as shells (usually propelled by …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: SPORTS-AND-GAMES: ICE HOCKEY — ICE HOCKEY: International. A record-equaling 39 nations, divided into four pools, contested the 60th world ice hockey championships at Vienna …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: SPORTS-AND-GAMES: ICE HOCKEY — ICE HOCKEY: International. The 59th world championship was contested by a record 39 nations, three more than the previous year, …
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KELLY, JOHN B. — born Oct. 4, 1889, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. died June 20, 1960, Philadelphia American oarsman who won 126 consecutive races in …
Britannica English vocabulary
KARPPINEN, PERTTI — born Feb. 17, 1953 Finnish sculler who won gold medals in three consecutive Olympic single sculls events. His Olympic success, …
Britannica English vocabulary
HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA — annual four-day series of rowing races held the first week in July on the River Thames, at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, Eng. …
Britannica English vocabulary
BERESFORD, JACK — born Jan. 1, 1899, London, Eng. died Dec. 3, 1977, Shiplake, Oxfordshire original name Jack Beresford Wiszniewski English sculler and …
Britannica English vocabulary
SCULL — / skʌl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , usually pl. ] one of a pair …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCULL — ( sculls) 1. Sculls are small oars which are held by one person and used to move a boat through …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCULL — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The next day I telephoned Peter Haining, the three-times former lightweight single sculls champion. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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