paddle wheel
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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
paddle-wheel, adjectiveWords 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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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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