pedalo

/ ˈpɛdələʊ /

noun

1. a pleasure craft driven by pedal-operated paddle wheels

Word History and Origins

Origin of pedalo¹

C20: from pedal ¹

Example Sentences

These black bears wasted no time clambering on to a swan pedalo when it appeared in their enclosure at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire.

From BBC

The glory of 2019 is an outlier - a bright light in a dark tunnel of pedalo misadventures, shock defeats and general incompetence.

From BBC

And Labour's shadow international trade secretary Emily Thornberry posted pictures of her and her sister looking delighted to be on a pedalo in France.

From BBC

At times like these tournament football can feel a bit like a doomed holiday romance, a World Cup group stage version of the broodingly handsome Spanish waiter who’ll take you for a pedalo ride, wave goodbye and never write, but who will remain forever a fond, cologne-drenched summer memory.

From The Guardian

An Italian priest has upped the ante in his annual blessing of his local port and beach by taking to the waters with a statue of the Virgin Mary atop a pedalo.

From BBC