pedal boat
noun
a recreational water vehicle, consisting of two pontoons with a transverse seat and propelled by a pedal-operated paddle wheel.
paddle boat
-
a variation of
pedal boat.
Example Sentences
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The 36-year-old public school teacher takes a paddle boat through the inundated streets nearly every day.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025
Antonio de la Rosa has completed what he believes is a record – in just over 76 days, he paddled across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Hawaii on a special stand-up paddle boat.
From NewsForKids.net ● May 28, 2024
A former landlord accused him of owing more than a year in back rent and, when he was evicted, of stealing window coverings, a riding lawn mower and a paddle boat.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2023
A family farm sits at the crest, with a pond and a paddle boat.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2018
He went round by the outhouses to the riverside, seeking a weapon, and found an old paddle boat hook.
From The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
