Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or sport of propelling a boat using a pair of oars, each operated by one hand: Specifically refers to a rowing technique where a single rower uses two oars (sculls) to move a light, narrow boat, often for racing or recreation.
   • The sport or activity of racing in such boats: Encompasses the competitive aspect of this form of rowing.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She took up sculling on the river to improve her fitness.
  • The regatta featured intense competitions in both sweep rowing and sculling.
  • His daily sculling practice begins at dawn.

Advanced Usage

• "To go sculling": to engage in the activity of sculling.
  • They often go sculling on calm weekend mornings.

Variants and Related Words

• Scull (noun): One of the pair of short oars used in sculling; also refers to the light boat itself.
  • He placed the sculls in the oarlocks.
• Scull (verb): To propel a boat by sculling.
  • She learned to scull last summer.
• Sculler (noun): A person who sculls.
  • The sculler glided smoothly across the water.

Synonyms

• Rowing: The general activity of propelling a boat with oars. (Note: "Sculling" is a specific type of rowing.)
• Shell rowing: Often used interchangeably with competitive sculling, referring to the type of boat used.

Related Phrases

• Single scull: A racing shell designed for one sculler.
  • He competed in the single scull event.
• Double scull: A racing shell designed for two scullers.
• Quad scull: A racing shell designed for four scullers.

Noun

1. rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell