rowing machine

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row·ing machine

(rō′ĭng)
n.
A fitness device that has oarlike handles or a movable bar and a sliding seat, used to simulate rowing a racing shell.
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rowing machine

n
a device with oars and a sliding seat resembling a sculling boat, used to provide exercise
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row′ing machine`

(ˈroʊ ɪŋ)
n.
an exercise machine that allows the user to go through the motions of rowing in a racing shell.
[1870–75]
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If a home is happy it cannot fit too close--let the dresser collapse and become a billiard table; let the mantel turn to a rowing machine, the escritoire to a spare bedchamber, the washstand to an upright piano; let the four walls come together, if they will, so you and your Delia are between.
A total of 285,070 metres was rowed between everyone which is a fantastic distance to cover!The rowing club would also like to thank local health and leisure club, Garratts International, who recently donated two Concept 2 Rowing Machines to the club which have already come in handy for indoor winter training.
They split themselves between four rowing machines, with four primary children in each team.
Almost 300 people joined in with the charity event at Newcastle's Royal Grammar School, notching up 118,000m on static rowing machines in just 10 hours.
Since the rowing machines mimic real-life rowing, the less force you put in, the less force you'll feel on the rowing machine.
And determined not to lose another minute Sean handed the suspect to his colleague and raced back to the rowing machines to continue the challenge.
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Also the regime of operation of the check valves in the piston and in the end of the cylinder is different due to opposite direction of the working stroke: hydraulic cylinders in rowing machines resist when being extended and in steppers--when compressed (or piston extracted or inserted correspondingly).
Calum and Nathan rowed a total of 302km, and the total distance of all the rowing machines was almost 1,000,000 metres.
DON'T be confused by the name, this class is nothing like aquafit or aquarobics, it's actually based on spinning, but on rowing machines.
Don't be confused by the name, this class is nothing like Aquafit or Aquarobics, it's actually based on spinning, but on rowing machines. This exhilarating 45-minute class involves different drills to test your speed, strength and determination.
The married dad-of-three added: "Beware rowing machines, or at least beware being too enthusiastic on rowing machines would be my message."