thumb|alt=Raft paddle|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 paddle is different from an oar (which can be similar in shape and perform the same function via rowing) – an oar is attached to the watercraft via a fulcrum.
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- Subclass of
- sports equipment
- Image
- Double bentshaft paddle wood.jpg
- Has use
- propulsion
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- name
- teiga
- different from
- table tennis racket
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Paddles
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