...a tool for rowing a boat. There are two types: a paddle, which is supported by both hands and used to row the water, and an oar, which has a fulcrum (oar seat, clutch) on the rear side. Boats with oars have already been depicted on ancient Egyptian murals, and oars have been excavated in Japan along with dugout canoes from the Jomon period. From [Boat]...the word sculling is used to distinguish between the sculling method, in which one person rows with two oars. The rower is called an oarsman, and in the case of sculling, a sculler. The reason why boat and yacht competitions are sometimes called regattas is because of the Venetian gondola races. *Some of the terminology that mentions "oar" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…舟をこぐための道具。両手で支えて水をかく形式のパドルpaddle(櫂)と,玄側に支点(櫂座,クラッチ)のあるオールoar(橈)の2種類がある。すでに古代エジプトの壁画に櫂をもった舟がかかれており,また日本では縄文時代の丸木舟といっしょに櫂が出土している。… 【ボート】より…オールを左右2本持って1人でこぐスカルscull方式を区別するときはスカリングという。こぎ手はオアズマンoarsmanといい,スカルの場合はスカラーscullerである。ボートやヨットの競技会をレガッタregattaと呼ぶことがあるのは,ベネチアのゴンドラによる〈競争〉のなごりである。… ※「oar」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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