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pedalo

/ˈpɛdələʊ/

pedalo noun: a small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation.

pedalo: a small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation
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Noun

pedalo (plural pedalos or pedaloes)

  1. (UK) A small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation.
    • It is the prelapsarian Polynesia of free love, noble savagery, Kon Tiki rafting and Easter Island statuary, not the Levi’s-wearing, Toyota-driving, pédalo-pushing, efflorescent-cocktails-in-a-split-coconut-serving pseudo-paradise that awaits latter-day travellers.2001, Stephen Brown, Marketing – the Retro Revolution, London: SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 139
    • On the other hand: I’m sorry the sculpture hurt your feelings. But it’s just art. It can’t harm you. You don’t have to like it – not at all – but it’s going to be gone in a month or so, and you can still use the pedalos while it’s there.2018 August 16, Marina Hyde, “Sorry to break it to you, far-righters: James Bond is not on your team”, in The Guardian

pedalo meaning in Vietnamese

pedalo in Vietnamese

small boat propelled by pedals
thuyền đạp

Synonyms of pedalo

Forms of pedalo

pluralpedalos
pluralpedaloes
alternative formpédalo

Origin of pedalo

Borrowed from French pédalo, a genericized trademark. By surface analysis, pedal + -o.

Questions about pedalo

What does pedalo mean?
Pedalo means a small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation.
What is pedalo in Vietnamese?
Pedalo in Vietnamese is thuyền đạp. See Pedalo meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is pedalo?
Pedalo is a noun.
How do you pronounce pedalo?
Pedalo is pronounced /ˈpɛdələʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of pedalo?
The plural of pedalo is pedalos.

Words near pedalo in the dictionary

  1. pedaller
  2. pedallers
  3. pedalling
  4. pedallings
  5. pedally
  6. pedalo
  7. pedaloes
  8. pedalos
  9. pedals
  10. pedals to the metal
  11. pedancy

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