paddle
30
2.5
- noun
- /ˈpædəl/
:
remo
- Rojillio sat in the very back, holding the big paddle he used to steer.
- canoe paddle
And you have, you're on a canoe and you have a paddle and the paddle is your mind.
- And you have, you're on a canoe and you have a paddle and the paddle is your mind.
Examples
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Only one man appeared to be on it, using the paddle to propel himself along.
Fiction book (1992) -
See how smoothly my paddle goes through the water on the return stroke.
Academic text (1997) -
Hand me your paddle and move back here.
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Go, paddle, go, get your paddle!
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Sir, this is not the paddle that I carved.
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"We should each have a paddle, too," he said, handing one to her.
Fiction book (1990) -
Eric, remember to feather your paddle.
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We just have one more short paddle to our campsite.
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Benson halted the canoe with a paddle stroke and took a good look at the dog.
Fiction book (2001) -
To steer the canoe, you must use the paddle effectively in the water.
Synonyms
2
8.2
A long oar used for rowing large boats
1
7.2
A short oar that a single rower holds in one hand
A short, light oar used by hand to move a canoe or small boat
A long paddle one person holds with both hands to row a boat
Idioms
Compounds
2
3.1
A simple swimming stroke with arms and legs moving one after the other like a dog swims
- Archaic
1
7.7
A steam boat with big wheels on the sides that push it through rivers or lakes
- Archaic
1
3.5
A large round device with boards around its edge that turns to move a boat
- Archaic
A wooden cover around the top of a paddle wheel on a steamboat that protects it from water spray
Surface Forms
Etymology
Paddle: The word paddle originally named a small flat board used to push water, so it became the name for a short oar you hold by hand; that's why to 'paddle' a canoe is to move it with that short oar.