rowing machine

noun

: an exercise machine that simulates the action of rowing

Examples of rowing machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Up by the cockpit, a square-jawed jock raced to strap himself into a vertical rowing machine. Nicola Twilley, WIRED, 11 Feb. 2020 The rowing machine can support up to 264 pounds and boasts a sturdy build for reliable stability during your most challenging workouts. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024 Training on a rowing machine at a gym in Bucha, outside Kyiv, in December. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2024 There’s a small but impressively well-equipped fitness center, in keeping with the hotel’s wellness focus, which offers multiple stationary bikes, a rowing machine, a treadmill, kettlebells, and barbells, among other essentials. Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for rowing machine 

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Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rowing machine was in 1898

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“Rowing machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowing%20machine. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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