Dictionary

paddleboat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpædəlˌbəʉt/ (Australia)
• /ˈpædəlˌboʊt/ (US)
• /ˈpædəlˌbəʊt/ (UK)
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From paddle + boat.

Meanings

1. A boat propelled by a paddle wheel
   • It also caused major problems for businesses which relied on the lake and river, including the city's paddleboat operator and the river cruise company. 2009 February 12, “Weir gate fault drains city lake”, in Herald Sun:
2. (Australia, Canada, US) a pedalo
   • Naval sources report the amazing rescue of two 65-year-old women who were found floating 400 miles off the coast of California — in a tiny paddleboat! 1996 April 2, Lisa Merakis, “Two women found floating in paddleboat — 400 miles from shore!”, in Weekly World News, →ISSN, page 33, [satirical]:
   • Outdoors, guests can take a paddleboat and pedal their way around shaded waterways filled with swans and Nile perch 2010, Anne Anderson, Insiders' Guide® to the Greater Tampa Bay Area (Insiders' Guide Series), Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 70:

Forms

Deriveds

paddleboater

Relateds

paddle steamer · sidewheeler · sternwheeler

Translations (7)

it battello a pale (boat propelled by a paddle wheel) · cs šliapadlo (boat propelled by a paddle wheel) · mk педалин (boat propelled by a paddle wheel) · cs šlapadlo (boat propelled by a paddle wheel) · fi polkuvene (boat propelled by a paddle wheel) · pl statek z napędem kołowym (boat propelled by a paddle wheel) · ga bád rotha (boat propelled by a paddle wheel)