Translation of cox in Spanish: cox
Pronunciation /kɒks/ /kɑks/ noun
English example sentences
Hodge's position in the eight-man crew was as stroke man, opposite the cox. The cox's shouts of ‘hold it up’ and ‘pull hard’ resonated clearly in my ears. Not all the shorties want to be jockeys and coxes! The responsibilities of the cox are emphasised together with the responsibilities of clubs to coach steering and navigation. In sweep rowing events, the rower nearest the cox - the stroke - is vital as they set the rhythm of the boat. In total, over 100 coxes, coaches and club representatives attended the two sessions. The Rowing Council are sponsoring three seminars educating coxes about the racing line on the Championship course. The diminutive Moynihan picked up an Olympic silver as a rowing cox in 1980. Of course, the whole problem could be avoided if the rowers would just keep their eyes on the cox. The cox gave the sprint call earlier than planned to get away from the Chinese. Aseer's team consisted of four oarsmen and a cox. The cox aims to use their rudder as little as possible. Rowing conditions were perfect in particular for coxes who have to manoeuvre the course with care and skill. I would never have become a cox if I had grown to the height of my brother. And Aitkin seems to be destined to be our cox, in a strange reversal of tradition. France's cox goes in the drink after winning the lightweight eight. ‘Our cox was spending most of her time bailing us out,’ said Susannah. The Sports Council contributed €5,000 towards the cost of sending rowers and coxes to these championships. In return the cox steered and motivated the crew. Only two coxes have not already represented their country at senior level. transitive and intransitive verb
English example sentences
During the attempt Goodall acted as ‘helper’ aiding the team, coxing and calling strategy. In 2001 they won the World Championship in the coxless pairs and then in the coxed pairs. My only concession to traditional or ‘Outdated’ methods of Marathon preparations was to cox rather than row. If you are coxing a small boat, steer 30° to starboard of the wind direction, at 6-8 knots. At the World Championships in 2001 they not only won the pair, they took away a second gold medal in the coxed pair. The road to the final was going to end for one crew in the men's coxed four. The racing opened with the men's coxed four repechage. Egypt's coxswain, who also coxes his country's eight, propelled his boat into the lead. Price discovered rowing in high school when a friend introduced him to coxing. The event is a sliding seat coxed four and the rowers must have some use of legs, trunk and arms,. Usually there is a boat full of tall men being coxed by a dwarf, but we've got a boat of midgets coxed by a six footer. This is Schmunk's second year in the coxed pair after finishing fifth in 2001. France qualifies for the final in the coxed four The two will now compete at this year's World Championships in a coxed pair. Four members of the crew then went on to win S1 coxed fours in 12 mins 33 secs. Any traditional style, coxed passenger carrying boat may take part. Richard, also 23, was a winner at Henley with Molesey in the Britannia Cup coxed fours. The second race featured the open coxed four for those with the use of legs trunk and arms. A former Olympic event, the coxed pair has become less popular but these athletes were taking it very seriously. After all, he had coxed the Peterhouse eight in his university days.