- paddle wheeler
- noun Date: 1924 a steamer propelled by a paddle wheel
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
paddle wheeler
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paddle-wheeler — [pad lhwēl΄ər, pad′ lwēl΄ər] n. a steamboat propelled by a paddle wheel * * * … Universalium
paddle-wheeler — [pad lhwēl΄ər, pad′ lwēl΄ər] n. a steamboat propelled by a paddle wheel … English World dictionary
paddle-wheeler — noun a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels • Syn: ↑paddle steamer • Hypernyms: ↑steamer, ↑steamship • Hyponyms: ↑side wheeler, ↑sternwheeler * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ … Useful english dictionary
paddle steamer — noun a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels • Syn: ↑paddle wheeler • Hypernyms: ↑steamer, ↑steamship • Hyponyms: ↑side wheeler, ↑sternwheeler … Useful english dictionary
Wheeler — Wheel er, n. [1913 Webster] 1. One who wheels, or turns. [1913 Webster] 2. A maker of wheels; a wheelwright. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. A wheel horse. See under {Wheel}. [1913 Webster] 4. (Naut.) A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paddle steamer — A paddle steamer is a ship or boat driven by a steam engine that uses one or more paddle wheels to develop thrust for propulsion. It is also a type of steamboat. Boats with paddle wheels on the sides are termed sidewheelers, while those with a… … Wikipedia
side-wheeler — noun a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side • Hypernyms: ↑paddle steamer, ↑paddle wheeler … Useful english dictionary
stern-wheeler — ☆ stern wheeler [stʉrn′hwēl΄ər, stʉrn′wēl΄ər ] n. a steamboat propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern * * * stern wheel·er (stûrnʹhwē lər, wē lər) n. A steamboat propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern. * * * … Universalium
stern-wheeler — ☆ stern wheeler [stʉrn′hwēl΄ər, stʉrn′wēl΄ər ] n. a steamboat propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern … English World dictionary
stern-wheeler — noun Date: 1855 a steamboat driven by a single paddle wheel at the stern … New Collegiate Dictionary
