oturak tahta

Turkish - English

Definition of oturak tahta in Turkish English dictionary

thwart

A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit

The fisherman sat on the aft thwart to row.

A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (breadth) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail

A well made doughout canoe rarely needs a thwart.

{a} transverse, cross, perverse, mischievous

A transverse seat or crossbeam

A supporting module that extends the width of the canoe

[top] A brace that runs from gunwale to gunwale

To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air

To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat

a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent

Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique

To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner

If you thwart someone or thwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want. The accounting firm deliberately destroyed documents to thwart government investigators. to prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do (thwart (13-19 centuries), from thvert)

A seat attached to both sides of a boat

Fig

{e} transversely

Perverse; crossgrained

A transverse plank in a boat or galley; used to seat rowers, support masts, or provide lateral stiffness

{i} act of prevention or frustration; seat across a boat used by an oarsman

across, from side to side; beyond; transversely; on the other side; to the other side; athwart, in an apposing manner

A seat or brace running laterally across a boat; also, a rower’s seat extending across the boat

Hyphenation

o·tu·rak tah·ta