paddleboat

plural paddleboats · alternative paddle boat · alternative paddle-boat

1. nauticalA 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. AustraliaCanadaUSnauticala pedalo

   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

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   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]