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
It reminded her of a Noh performance she’d seen in Japan, and of an ornate paddleboat she’d ridden once on a lake.
From Slate • Feb. 11, 2019
Unbelievably, the paddleboat was drifting in her direction.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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