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pedal boat

American  
[ped-l boht] / ˈpɛd l ˌboʊt /
Also paddle boat or pedalboat

noun

  1. a recreational water vehicle, consisting of two pontoons with a transverse seat and propelled by a pedal-operated paddle wheel.


Etymology

Origin of pedal boat

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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It’s $11 for an hour in the pedal boat — more than enough time to go in circles and look at the downtown skyline twinkling at night.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Visitors can bring their own watercraft or rent a rowboat, canoe, kayak or pedal boat to pilot across the placid waters of the largest freshwater pond in the state.

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2022

Explore Echo Park Lake’s signature lotus beds and fountain on a swan pedal boat.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2020

I made it through the first anniversary, when the boys came and we scattered his ashes into the lake from a rented pedal boat, the kind we used to take out when they were kids.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2018

You can only get there by boat -- a pedal boat, specifically, which luckily are available to rent at the Echo Park boathouse.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2016

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