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cox

/kɒks/

Traduction: Nom désignant la personne qui dirige une embarcation légère ou un équipage d'aviron en compétition, étant souvent responsable du rythme et de la direction de l'embarcation., Verbe vieilli signifiant être barreur ou diriger un bateau, en particulier un bateau de course ; remplir les fonctions de barreur.

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noun

C1formalcommon/kɒks/

A noun referring to a person who steers a ship's boat or a racing rowing crew, often responsible for directing the crew's rhythm and course.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant la personne qui dirige une embarcation légère ou un équipage d'aviron en compétition, étant souvent responsable du rythme et de la direction de l'embarcation.
  1. Helmsman of a boat B2 formal

    The person who steers a rowing boat or racing crew, often giving commands to the rowers.

    • The cox shouted instructions to the rowers during the race.
    • She served as the cox for the university rowing team.
    • A good cox keeps the boat balanced and on course.

    🇫🇷Barreur d'un bateau à rames

    Synonymes: coxswainhelmsmansteersman

  • coxes plural form
  • coxes' possessive plural form
  • cox's possessive singular form

verb

C2formalcommonsportobsolète/kɒks/

An obsolete verb meaning to coxswain or steer a boat, especially a racing boat; to act as a coxswain.

  • 🇫🇷Verbe vieilli signifiant être barreur ou diriger un bateau, en particulier un bateau de course ; remplir les fonctions de barreur.
  1. Act as coxswain B2 formal sport

    To steer a rowing boat and direct the crew during a race.

    • She coxed the university team to victory.
    • He learned to cox a boat during his first year at college.
    • The experienced rower was asked to cox the junior crew.

    🇫🇷être barreur

  • coxed past participle
  • coxed past simple
  • coxing present participle
  • coxes third person singular