Definition of "paddleboat" []

• A boat, especially a steamship, propelled through the water by paddle wheels on each side or by one paddle wheel astern. Also called paddle wheeler. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "He said he and his 19-year-old son would slice them open with a knife from a paddleboat."
• "He made a frustrated noise and turned to face the front of the paddleboat."
• "Nonetheless, those of us who have braved the waters of Lake Prospect Park by paddleboat know, it can be rented by the hour."