backpaddle

Phonetic Respelling: [ bak-pad-l ]

Definition:

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

Sentence:

We need to backpaddle to move away from the shore. Spelled as one word.

More example sentences:

We need to backpaddle to move away from the shore. Spelled as one word.

Hear it

Synonyms:

paddle backward; stroke backward; row backward

Antonyms:

forward stroke