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Oar (sport rowing)
In
rowing
,
oars
are used to propel the boat. Oars differ from
paddles
in that they use a fixed
fulcrum
to transfer power from the handle to the blade, rather than using the athlete's shoulders or hands as the pivot-point as in
canoeing
and
kayaking
.
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