单词 | paddle shaft |
释义 | > as lemmaspaddle shaft paddle shaft n. the revolving shaft which carries the paddle wheels of a steamer. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > propulsion machinery > [noun] > paddle-wheel > shaft of paddle shaft1815 1815 R. Dickinson Brit. Patent 3932 (1855) 2 A small pinnion on the paddle shaft. 1999 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 28 Apr. b2 Horses or mules provided the power through tread wheels geared to paddle shafts. In 1810, the first steam-driven boat appeared. < as lemmas |
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