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paddles

paddles is the plural of paddle.

paddles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of paddle.

Meaning of paddle

Noun

paddle (countable and uncountable, plural paddles)

  1. A single-bladed version is typically used on canoes and some other small boats.
  2. A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking.
  3. The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling.
    • We had a nice paddle this morning.
  4. A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
  5. A paddlewheel.
  6. A blade of a waterwheel.

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Phrases with paddles

Questions about paddles

What is paddles the plural of?
Paddles is the plural of paddle.

Words near paddles in the dictionary

  1. paddlefuls
  2. paddleless
  3. paddlelike
  4. paddler
  5. paddlers
  6. paddles
  7. paddles one's own canoe
  8. paddlesport
  9. paddlesports
  10. paddlesteamer
  11. paddleth

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