A paddle is an implement for mixing or pushing against liquids, typically in order to propel a boat.
Paddling is the act of propelling watercraft using paddles.
Paddle, Paddles or Paddling may also refer to:
Aquatics
edit- Dog paddle, a simple swimming stroke
- Paddling pool, shallow swimming pool for toddlers and infants
- Hand paddle, a device used in swimming to enhance arm strength
Sports and recreation
edit- Paddle, an alternate name for a racket
- Table tennis paddle, the racket in table tennis
- Paddle (game controller), a computer/video game controller
- POP tennis (originally known as paddle tennis), similar to tennis, but with key differences
- Richard Hadlee, a New Zealand cricketer nicknamed Paddles
Other uses
edit- Kid Paddle, a Belgian comic strip by Michel Ledent
- Mixing paddle, device used to mix liquids with solids
- Paddle (spanking), a device used in corporal punishment
- Traffic paddle, a device used by the police for traffic control
- An aircraft part for thrust vectoring
- Paddles, or paddle electrodes, parts of a manual external defibrillator
- Paddles, or wickets, valves to regulate flow of water into and out of canal lock chambers
- Paddles (Pillow Pal), a platypus made by Ty, Inc.
- Paddles, the callsign of the Landing Signal Officer on a US Navy Aircraft Carrier
- Paddles (cat) (d. 2017), a cat owned by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
- Paddle (anatomy), the webbed foot of a semi-aquatic animal
- Paddle (company), London-based company, offering payments infrastructure for software companies.
See also
edit- Padel (disambiguation)
- Paddleball (disambiguation)
- Paddle steamer, a ship or boat with a steam engine and one or more paddle wheels
- Paddleboarding, a surface water sport