paddle-wheeler

Definitions of paddle-wheeler
  1. noun
    a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels
    synonyms: paddle steamer
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    types:
    side-wheeler
    a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side
    sternwheeler
    a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern
    type of:
    steamer, steamship
    a ship powered by one or more steam engines
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