rowingrowing / 5rEJIN /◙ noun 1. [mass noun] the sport or pastime of propelling a boat by means of oars • 赛艇运动；划船 2. Racing takes place in narrow, light boats (shells), between single rowers (scullers) with two oars, or between crews of two, four, or eight people with one oar each; crews are often steered by a coxswain