ALL meanings of oarlock
oar·lock
O o - noun oarlock A fitting on the gunwale of a boat that serves as a fulcrum for an oar and keeps it in place. 1
- noun oarlock any of various devices providing a pivot for an oar in rowing, especially a swiveling, crutchlike or ringlike metal device projecting above a gunwale. 1
- countable noun oarlock The oarlocks on a rowing boat are the U-shaped pieces of metal that keep the oars in position while you move them backwards and forwards. 0
- noun oarlock a swivelling device attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds an oar in place and acts as a fulcrum during rowing 0
- noun oarlock a device, often U-shaped, for holding an oar in place in rowing 0