Trail

An order given in boat service for the crew to cease rowing and to throw their oars out of the rowlocks and let them trail alongside by the trail ropes which are made fast to the handle of the oar and secured inboard. This order takes the place of "Way Enough," used for tossing oars, and which is a signal for the crew to lift their oars out of the water and lay them down fore-and-aft on the thwarts with their blades forward. (See Out Oars.)