back-paddle

[ bak-pad-l ]

verb (used without object)

, back-pad·dled, back-pad·dling.

1. to propel a boat by paddling backward, as by using a stroke in the direction of stern to bow.

Example Sentences

Halting safely just below the rapids at Little Falls, we did a quick back-paddle turn, and rode the current downstream with ease.

From New York Times

During early workouts together, Claiborne told Cravens he did not back-paddle, he shuffled.

From Los Angeles Times