ノーフェザー

noun

rowing with square blades; rowing without feathering

A rowing technique where the oar blades are kept perpendicular to the water throughout the stroke, rather than being feathered (turned parallel) on the recovery. This is a wasei-eigo term derived from English 'no feather'.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from no feather

• ノーフェザーは風かぜの強つよい日ひに使つかわれることがある。

  No-feather rowing is sometimes used on windy days.

• 初しょ心しん者しゃはまずノーフェザーで漕こぎ方かたを覚おぼえる。

  Beginners first learn to row with square blades.