thwart
/θwɔɹt/ noun C2- A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit. · The fisherman sat on the aft thwart to row.
- A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (“breadth”) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail. · A well-made dugout canoe rarely needs a thwart.
Plural thwarts
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