single shell
Definition
Noun: 1. A racing shell designed for and propelled by one rower: A long, narrow, and lightweight boat used in the sport of rowing, specifically built to be rowed by a single person using two oars.
Usage
- This term is specific to the sport of rowing. It refers to the boat itself, not the act of rowing it.
- It is often used in competitive and training contexts.
- Example: "After years in team boats, she finally bought her own single shell to train independently."
Examples
- The athlete carried the single shell carefully to the water's edge.
- Rowing a single shell requires excellent balance and technique.
- The regatta featured events for both double sculls and single shells.
Advanced Usage
- The term is sometimes shortened informally to "single" within the rowing community when the context is clear.
- Example: "She won the women's single at the national championships."
Variants and Related Words
- Single scull: This is a closely related and often interchangeable term. Technically, "scull" refers to the boat used in sculling (where each rower uses two oars), making "single scull" a precise synonym for a single shell.
- 1x (pronounced "one-ex"): The standard racing notation for a single shell event.
- Racing shell: The general category of boat that includes single shells, double sculls, quadruple sculls, etc.
Synonyms
- Single scull
- One-person shell
Antonyms / Contrasting Terms
- Team boat (e.g., double scull, quadruple scull, eight)
- Sweep boat (a boat where each rower uses one oar, e.g., a pair, a four)
Noun
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a shell for a single oarsman
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