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paddlelike en · ADJ

Etymology

From paddle + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a paddle.
   • Thriving banana palms sculled the air with their large paddlelike fronds, as if to row the building backward in time to a more serene era. 2017, Dean Koontz, The Silent Corner, page 34:
   • But on Tuesday morning it was crowded with players, some toting paddlelike bats, and filled with the sound of leather balls struck by wood. 2009 June 29, Simon Akam, “With Every Whack of the Cricket Bat, a Bond”, in New York Times:

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Synonyms

oarlike