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Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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heat
Sports; Rowing

This is a race. The top finishers would then go on to the semifinals and then to the finals.

hold water
Sports; Rowing

This is an order given by the coxswain for the oarsmen to place their blades horizontally in the water to stop the shell. Similar to "Check it Down".

inboard
Sports; Rowing

This is the distance from the end of the oar handle to that part of the button that touches the oarlock.

inside hand
Sports; Rowing

This refers to the rower's hand that is nearest the oarlock.

italian rig
Sports; Rowing

This is a type of oar arrangement whereby all the rowers, except the rowers on each end, are rowing in pairs on alternating sides of the shell.

jury
Sports; Rowing

A jury is made up of chief umpire and four other officials who rule on disputes.

knife in
Sports; Rowing

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