sternwheeler

[ sturn-hwee-ler, -wee- ]

noun
  1. a boat propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern.

Origin of sternwheeler

1
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; sternwheel + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for stern-wheeler

stern-wheeler

noun
  1. a vessel, esp a riverboat, propelled by a large paddle wheel at the stern: Compare sidewheeler

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