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Row or ROW may refer to: Exercise * Rowing, or a form of aquatic movement using oars * Row (weight-lifting), a form of weight-lifting exercise Math * Row vector, a 1 × ''n'' matrix in linear algebra. *Row (database), a single, implicitly structured data item in a table *Tone row, an arrangement of the twelve notes of the chromatic scale Other *Reality of Wrestling, an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2005 * ''Row'' (album), an album by Gerard *Right-of-way (transportation), ROW, also often R/O/W. * The Row (fashion label) Places * Rów, Pomeranian Voivodeship, north Poland *Rów, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, north Poland *Rów, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, northwest Poland * Roswell International Air Center's IATA code * Row, a former spelling of Rhu, Dunbartonshire, Scotland * The Row (Lyme, New York), a set of historic homes * The Row, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Rest of the world or RoW See also *Row house *Controversy, sometimes called "ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing
Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically attached to the boat, and the rower drives the oar like a lever, exerting force in the ''same'' direction as the boat's travel; while paddles are completely hand-held and have no attachment to the boat, and are driven like a cantilever, exerting force ''opposite'' to the intended direction of the boat. In some strict terminologies, using oars for propulsion may be termed either "pulling" or "rowing", with different definitions for each. Where these strict terminologies are used, the definitions are reversed depending on the context. On saltwater a "pulling boat" has each person working one oar on one side, alternating port and starboard along the length of the boat; whilst "rowing" means each person operates two oars, one on each side of the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
