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
According to the Conroe Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Lake Conroe Queen is a 60-passenger, double-deck sternwheeler paddleboat.
From Fox News ● Aug. 15, 2021
We admired the lake, admired the ingenuity of a paddleboat, and I managed to get us back to shore.
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
Squinting, Kendra could see three boats tied to the narrow pier: two large rowboats, one slightly broader than the other, and a smaller paddleboat.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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