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PADDLE-WHEELER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paddle-wheeler mean?
• PADDLE-WHEELER (noun)
The noun PADDLE-WHEELER has 1 sense:
1. a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels
Familiarity information: PADDLE-WHEELER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
paddle-wheeler; paddle steamer
Hypernyms ("paddle-wheeler" is a kind of...):
steamer; steamship (a ship powered by one or more steam engines)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paddle-wheeler"):
side-wheeler (a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side)
sternwheeler (a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern)
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