paddleboat
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We rented a swan paddleboat on a picturesque day when we could see the downtown L.A. skyline with great clarity in the distance, with the water and fellow swan boats in the foreground.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024
He reportedly got in a paddleboat to shield a whale while in the Caribbean last year, according to the Daily Mail.
From Fox News • May 12, 2020
I think he was a little nervous on the paddleboat.
From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2020
For one episode, Mr. Fowler and Gros visited alligator researchers in Louisiana and floated through the bayou at night in a flat-bottomed paddleboat, tagging gators for further study.
From Washington Post • May 9, 2019
The paddleboat wobbled when she stepped aboard, and she had to crouch and use her hands to avoid falling into the water.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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