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A rafting paddle. A paddle is a handheld tool with an elongated handle and a flat, widened end (the blade) used as a lever to apply force onto the bladed end. It most commonly describes a completely handheld tool used to propel a human-powered watercraft by pushing water in a direction opposite to the direction of travel (i.e. paddling).
A spanking paddle is an implement used to strike a person on the buttocks. The act of spanking a person with a paddle is known as "paddling". A paddling may be for punishment (normally of a student at school in the United States), or as an initiation or hazing ritual.
A mixing paddle is a shaped device, typically mounted on a shaft, which can be inserted on the shaft end into a motorised drive, for the purpose of mixing liquids, solids or both. Paddle mixers may also be used for kneading. [1] Whilst mounted in fixed blending equipment, the paddle may also be referred to as an agitator.
Man paddling a canoe. Paddling, in regard to waterborne transport, is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using at least one hand-held paddle.The paddle, which consists of one or two blades joined to a shaft, is also used to steer the vessel via generating a difference in propulsion between the two sides of the watercraft.
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:
Traditional wooden oars. An oar is an implement used for water-borne propulsion.Oars have a flat blade at one end. Rowers grasp the oar at the other end. The difference between oars and paddles is that oars are used exclusively for rowing.
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The paddle wheel is a device for converting between rotary motion of a shaft and linear motion of a fluid. In the linear-to-rotary direction, it is placed in a fluid stream to convert the linear motion of the fluid into rotation of the wheel. Such a rotation can be used as a source of power, or as an indication of the speed of flow.