paddle
noun
a short, flat bladed oar for propelling and steering a canoe or small boat, usually held by both hands and moved more or less through a vertical arc.
paddles
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pluralof paddle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Griffin added it was sad to see closures for a second summer running, but she stopped short of blaming maintenance issues alone, pointing to boaters who had hit gates or left lock paddles open.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
German media have broadcast the hapless creature lying motionless in shallow water for hours on end, with men in diving suits splashing water on it using kayak paddles.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
When it finally ended — I can’t remember who won — we just stood there, paddles lowered, breathing hard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
As Sobie spoke to the BBC, canoes - steered with paddles or long bamboo poles - moved through the narrow waterways, carrying mattresses and sacks of clothes belonging to the displaced people.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
We found life vests, two short-arm paddles, a plastic milk crate filled with rope, binoculars, a bent screwdriver, a wrench kit and a rusty hammer, and a long-dead muskrat.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
