paddle wheel
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of paddle wheel
First recorded in 1675–85
Example Sentences
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A paddle wheel would turn a shaft that propelled gears that moved belts to make products like candles, felt and wire.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2020
The gentle current, kicked up by a creaky paddle wheel, terrifies nobody.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 29, 2019
Later, people on Malaske’s boat saw a duck boat passenger “hanging on for dear life” to the paddle wheel of the Belle, he said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2018
Johns said Golden Nugget, Lake Charles’ newest riverboat, had to have a paddle wheel, a pilothouse and a crew and, “It’s sitting on a mud flat to make it legal.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2017
Note the paddle wheel and smokestack in the middle of the ship, as well as the masts for sails at both the bow and stern.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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