noun
a wheel for propelling a ship, having a number of paddles entering the water more or less perpendicularly.
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Origin of paddle wheel
First recorded in 1675–85
OTHER WORDS FROM paddle wheel
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How to use paddle wheel in a sentence
They were racing toward the corner of Tompkins and Myrtle avenues with Johnson at the wheel when another call came over the radio.
“They think Putin is the only evil in Russia and dream about getting rid of him,” he said, tightening his grip on the wheel.
Maybe the wheel will turn again, and heterosexuality will come to seem edgy.
It was only a matter of time that the wheel turned its full revolution.
The “little joker” was a small tin wheel with a wire attached to it, which fit inside the combination of any bank safe.
Never again would he sit behind that wheel rejoicing in the insolence of speed.
He deposited it on the vacant seat, clambered up behind the wheel, and started.
Then she would turn him over on his back and paddle his stomach with a ladle to make sure that he was well filled!
The non-elastic character of water made it unsuitable for a machine requiring a fly-wheel.
To quote Mrs. Kaye, 'A Liberal peer is as useful as a fifth wheel to a coach, and as ornamental as whitewash.'
British Dictionary definitions for paddle wheel
noun
a large wheel fitted with paddles, turned by an engine to propel a vessel on the water
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