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rowlock

component attached to the gunwale of a boat to hold an oar
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rowlock

Summary

rowlock ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • rowlock is a type of rowing equipment[2].
  • rowlock is part of rowing boat[3].
  • rowlock's Commons category is recorded as Rowlocks[4].
  • rowlock's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
  • rowlock's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].

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Definition and Type

rowlock is a type of rowing equipment[2].

Use and Application

rowlock is part of rowing boat[3].

Why It Matters

rowlock ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).[1] rowlock has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] rowlock is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Q24499469. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Q24499469. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Part of → rowing boat
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007530337705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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