feathering

English Thesaurus

1. turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls (noun.act)

hypernym	:	rotary motion, rotation,
definition	:	the act of rotating as if on an axis (noun.act)

part meronym	:	row, rowing,
definition	:	the act of rowing as a sport (noun.act)

derivation	:	feather, square,
definition	:	turn the oar, while rowing (verb.competition)

derivation	:	feather, square,
definition	:	turn the paddle; in canoeing (verb.competition)

derivation	:	feather, square,
definition	:	turn the oar, while rowing (verb.competition)

derivation	:	feather, square,
definition	:	turn the paddle; in canoeing (verb.competition)