paddle steamer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of paddle steamer
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Locke got his first big break in 2000 with an installation at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum titled “Hemmed in Two,” a sprawling cardboard structure like a ruined paddle steamer crossed with a Mughal palace.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2022
Lyn McKenzie, who runs a paddle steamer business along the Murray River from Mildura, a border city of 30,000 people, is waiting for more detail to gauge the full impact on her business.
From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2020
The Battalion sailed from Southampton to Boulogne on the former Isle of Man paddle steamer Empress Queen.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2014
But at the harbour we watched a paddle steamer pull out slowly into the massive expanse of what we now felt was "our" river as the sun set.
From The Guardian • Dec. 4, 2010
The Fox company had boarded the Empire, the largest paddle steamer in the world, for their first trip to New York City.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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