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Spanish term
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Peter Guest
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| 4 +3 | paddler // oarsman / rower |
Charles Davis
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| 4 | row / rowers/ rowing, etc. |
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oarsman
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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row / rowers/ rowing, etc.
paddler // oarsman / rower
English distinguishes between rowing, with an oar, and paddling, with a paddle. The distinction is that an oar is supported by the boat, being held in a round device on the edge of the boat called a rowlock (British English) or oarlock (American English) ("tolete" in Spanish), whereas a paddle is held in the person's hands. Paddles are used in canoes of various kinds. A paddle can have a blade at one end or at both ends (used in kayaks).
A person who paddles with a paddle is called a paddler. A person who rows with an oar is called either an oarsman or a rower.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddle
"A canoe is a lightweight narrow boat pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel using a single-bladed paddle."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoe
"In a kayak the paddler typically sits with legs extended forward. [...] The most traditional and early canoes did not have seats, the paddlers merely knelt on the bottom of the boat."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoeing
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-01-28 08:47:53 GMT)
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"Canoe Paddlers Network"
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Canoe-Paddlers-Network-295639...
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Thomas Kis-Major
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Thanks, Thomas :)
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Thanks, gallagy :)
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Sandy T
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Thanks, cielos :)
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