paddleboat
nounUS /ˈpædəlˌboʊt/ · UK /ˈpædəlˌbəʊt/
Etymology From paddle + boat.
- 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:
- 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:
- Derived terms
- paddleboater
- Related terms
- paddle steamer, sidewheeler, sternwheeler