- pad|dle|wheel|er
- pad|dle|wheel|er «PAD uhl HWEE luhr», noun.a boat or ship equipped with paddle wheels or a paddle wheel.
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pad´dle|like´ — pad|dle1 «PAD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a short oar with a broad blade at one end or both ends, used without an oarlock. Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks. 2. the act of paddling; turn at the paddle: »Each man… … Useful english dictionary
pad|dle — pad|dle1 «PAD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a short oar with a broad blade at one end or both ends, used without an oarlock. Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks. 2. the act of paddling; turn at the paddle: »Each man… … Useful english dictionary
pad|dle|boat — «PAD uhl BOHT», noun. a steamboat equipped with a paddle wheel on each side or one at the stern; paddlesteamer … Useful english dictionary
pad·dle·boat — /ˈpædl̩ˌboʊt/ noun, pl boats [count] 1 US : a small boat with paddle wheels that you turn by moving pedals with your feet like someone riding a bicycle called also pedal boat (Brit) pedalo 2 : a large, old fashioned boat that moves along the… … Useful english dictionary
pad´dler — pad|dle1 «PAD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a short oar with a broad blade at one end or both ends, used without an oarlock. Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks. 2. the act of paddling; turn at the paddle: »Each man… … Useful english dictionary
paddle wheel — pad′dle wheel art at paganize n. naut. navig. a wheel for propelling a ship, having a number of paddles entering the water more or less perpendicularly • Etymology: 1675–85 … From formal English to slang
Paddle wheel — Paddle Pad dle, n. [See {Paddle}, v. i.] 1. An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats. [1913 Webster] 2. The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made; hence,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paddlewheel — paddle wheel n. A wheel with boards or paddles affixed around its circumference, usually driven by steam to propel a ship. padʹdle wheel (pădʹl hwēl , wēl ) adj. * * * … Universalium
paddle — pad|dle1 [ pædl ] noun count ▸ 1 for canoe ▸ 2 for table tennis ▸ 3 for paddle boat ▸ 4 for punishment ▸ 5 a walk in water 1. ) a short pole that you push into the water in order to move a small boat such as a CANOE. It is wide and flat at one or … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
paddle — I pad•dle [[t]ˈpæd l[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) naut. navig. a short, flat bladed oar for propelling and steering a canoe or small boat, usu. held by both hands and moved through a vertical arc 2) any of various similar implements used for mixing … From formal English to slang
