paddle
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈpædəl/
- Archaic
:
paleta
- I moved slowly, drinking in the warmth of the night air, listening to the churning of the paddle wheel, feeling the boat slice through the muddy water of the river.
- paddle wheel
- paddle steamer
Tugs were buzzing up and down the river, paddle wheels flashing, iron muzzle smoking.
- Tugs were buzzing up and down the river, paddle wheels flashing, iron muzzle smoking.
Examples
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That's part of a paddle wheel of an old steamship that went aground.
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You know, those old paddle-wheel boats on the Mississippi in the 19th century?
Blog text (12) -
And then it's got this wide kind of paddle shape.
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This one actually was just one paddle and it's pushed another one.
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How fast the paddle in the machine moves.
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Now back to the paddle wheel!
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Unfortunately, this little paddle frigate went down and the paddle wheel is still going around.
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It uses the flowing water to turn the big paddle-wheel, to make cornmeal or something.
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The Great Western, a wooden paddle vessel 236 feet in length and weighing 1,340 tons, was the first steamship to provide regular transatlantic service.
Academic text (1995) -
The engineer designed a new mechanism that uses a large paddle to move water for generating electricity.
Synonyms
51
3.1
A flat part like a propeller that moves air or water
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 also fits the flat broad blades on a water wheel because those blades are like large flat 'paddles' that push water, so the same name was used for those parts.