paddles (watercraft equipment)
- Scope note
- Relatively short, slender shafts,usually having with a handle at one end and a flat round-tipped blade at the other, used by people pushing the device through water in a vertical manner in order to propel small boats; may be double-ended; for longer but similar devices with flat-tipped blades, use "oars."
- Date of creation: 10-Feb-2025
Accepted term: 10-Feb-2025