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Rowing: A form of seat of American invention. The thwart is much wider than in the old form of seat, and on the top of it is fixed a gla rod which receives an ivory traveler, firmly screwed to the under side of the seat, which can thus slide backward and forward, enabling the rower to make a much longer stroke. sliding-ways, s . pl . Ship build.: The inclined planes down which the IMG:content-1582.png:[blocks in formation] inches wide, laid on blocks of wood.