The crew struggled with oars never meant to propel the boat through rough water.

Johann, now using Maria's two small oars to propel the boat, followed the aquacreature.

A force of from eighty-five to ninety horse-power is developed to propel the boat.

The current, likewise, lingered along so gently that it was merely a pleasure to propel the boat against it.

Standing up, with his face set towards the islet, he began once more to propel the boat towards it.

With these the captain and Tim began to propel the boat toward the sinking craft in which were Mr. Carr and Ned Scudd.

According to records in the State Library, the steam was sufficiently high to propel the boat once, twice, or thrice around the pond.

The struggles of the two poor horses who were expected to propel the boat were not equal to a gale of Pierstown trade-winds.

For the most part they could only propel the boat by pushing or pulling the bits of ice that surrounded it with their poles.

I managed, indeed, to propel the boat by rowing with two oars, but the use of the single paddle is quite beyond my present skill.

Rhys dipped a paddle in the water, propelling the boat after it.

With powerful, practiced movements, he propelled the boat under the Calle delle Ostreghe footbridge.

Tas, reacting to Tanis's signal, propelled the boat to shore.

I take the oar and push it into the soft ground, propelling the boat off the bank.

They rowed vigorously, and propelled the boat against the not very rapid current of the Waikato, with extraordinary velocity.

As he spoke he seized the oars, and with furious strokes propelled the boat in the direction Maurice had taken.