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paddleboat

[ pad-l-boht ]

/ ˈpæd lˌboʊt /

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noun

a boat propelled by a paddle wheel.

Nearby words

paddle wheel, paddle worm, paddle-wheel, paddleball, paddleboard, paddleboat, paddlefish, paddock, paddock-basher, paddy, paddy wagon

Origin of paddleboat

First recorded in 1870–75; paddle¹ + boat

Related formspad·dle·boat·ing, noun

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Examples from the Web for paddleboat

This paddleboat came throbbing towards where we were at anchor.
The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson