paddleboat
UK/ˈpædəlˌbəʊt/US/ˈpædəlˌboʊt/
paddleboat noun: a boat propelled by a paddle wheel.
Noun
paddleboat (plural paddleboats)
- A boat propelled by a paddle wheel
- It also caused major problems for businesses which relied on the lake and river, including the city's paddleboat operator and the river cruise company.2009 February 12, “Weir gate fault drains city lake”, in Herald Sun
- a pedalo
- Naval sources report the amazing rescue of two 65-year-old women who were found floating 400 miles off the coast of California — in a tiny paddleboat!1996 April 2, Lisa Merakis, “Two women found floating in paddleboat — 400 miles from shore!”, in Weekly World News, →ISSN, page 33, [satirical]
- Outdoors, guests can take a paddleboat and pedal their way around shaded waterways filled with swans and Nile perch2010, Anne Anderson, Insiders' Guide® to the Greater Tampa Bay Area (Insiders' Guide Series), Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 70
Forms of paddleboat
| plural | paddleboats |
|---|---|
| alternative form | paddle boat |
| alternative form | paddle-boat |
Origin of paddleboat
From paddle + boat.
Words formed from paddleboat
Questions about paddleboat
- What does paddleboat mean?
- Paddleboat means a boat propelled by a paddle wheel.
- What part of speech is paddleboat?
- Paddleboat is a noun.
- How do you pronounce paddleboat?
- Paddleboat is pronounced /ˈpædəlˌboʊt/ (US).
- What is the plural of paddleboat?
- The plural of paddleboat is paddleboats.
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