PADDLE-BOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paddle-box mean? 

• PADDLE-BOX (noun)
  The noun PADDLE-BOX has 1 sense:

1. a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel

  Familiarity information: PADDLE-BOX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PADDLE-BOX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

paddle-box; paddle box

Hypernyms ("paddle-box" is a kind of...):

covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))

Holonyms ("paddle-box" is a part of...):

paddle wheel; paddlewheel (a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat)