noun A two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point. A single-bladed version is typically used on canoes and some other small boats. A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking.
noun A single-bladed version is typically used on canoes and some other small boats.
noun A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking.
noun The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling.
We had a nice paddle this morning.
noun A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
noun A paddlewheel.
noun A blade of a waterwheel.
noun A game controller with a round wheel used to control player movement along one axis of the video screen.