The ___ extend from side to side (athwartship) in a lifeboat and provide a place for the rowers to sit while they are pulling on the oars.

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The ___ extend from side to side (athwartship) in a lifeboat and provide a place for the rowers to sit while they are pulling on the oars.

Crosswise seating in a lifeboat is provided by thwarts. They extend from one side of the boat to the other (athwartship) and give rowers a place to sit while they pull on the oars. Gunnels are the upper edges along the sides of the boat, keels run along the bottom centerline, and oarlocks are the fittings that hold the oars in place. So the crosswise seat you sit on while rowing is called a thwart.

Crosswise seating in a lifeboat is provided by thwarts. They extend from one side of the boat to the other (athwartship) and give rowers a place to sit while they pull on the oars. Gunnels are the upper edges along the sides of the boat, keels run along the bottom centerline, and oarlocks are the fittings that hold the oars in place. So the crosswise seat you sit on while rowing is called a thwart.

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