paddle wheel

noun

a wheel for propelling a ship, having a number of paddles entering the water more or less perpendicularly.

Origin of paddle wheel

First recorded in 1675–85

OTHER WORDS FROM paddle wheel

paddle-wheel, adjective

Words nearby paddle wheel

paddle box, paddlefish, paddle one's own canoe, paddle steamer, paddle tennis, paddle wheel, paddle worm, paddock, paddock-basher, paddy, paddy-last

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Example sentences from the Web for paddle wheel

Before passing onto the screw, it may be well to explain just how a paddle-wheel causes a boat to move.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates
The engine was on deck, and the upper part of the paddle-wheel was boxed up above the main deck.
Down South|Oliver Optic
The propellers hitherto practically applied in steam navigation are the paddle-wheel and the screw.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884|Various
The box which covers the paddle-wheel, &c., helps to make a break in this gallery, separating the gentlemen from the ladies.
Lands of the Slave and the Free|Henry A. Murray

In 1833, or at the period now under consideration, however, the paddle-wheel was the recognized instrument of marine propulsion.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV|John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for paddle wheel

paddle wheel

noun

a large wheel fitted with paddles, turned by an engine to propel a vessel on the water

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单词	paddle wheel
释义	paddle wheel noun a wheel for propelling a ship, having a number of paddles entering the water more or less perpendicularly. Origin of paddle wheel First recorded in 1675–85 OTHER WORDS FROM paddle wheel paddle-wheel, adjective Words nearby paddle wheel paddle box, paddlefish, paddle one's own canoe, paddle steamer, paddle tennis, paddle wheel, paddle worm, paddock, paddock-basher, paddy, paddy-last Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paddle wheel Before passing onto the screw, it may be well to explain just how a paddle-wheel causes a boat to move. Boys' Book of Model Boats\|Raymond Francis Yates The engine was on deck, and the upper part of the paddle-wheel was boxed up above the main deck. Down South\|Oliver Optic The propellers hitherto practically applied in steam navigation are the paddle-wheel and the screw. Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884\|Various The box which covers the paddle-wheel, &c., helps to make a break in this gallery, separating the gentlemen from the ladies. Lands of the Slave and the Free\|Henry A. Murray In 1833, or at the period now under consideration, however, the paddle-wheel was the recognized instrument of marine propulsion. Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV\|John Lord British Dictionary definitions for paddle wheel paddle wheel noun a large wheel fitted with paddles, turned by an engine to propel a vessel on the water Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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