paddle wheel
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of paddle wheel
First recorded in 1675–85
Example Sentences
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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
The lake’s water level is so low this year that a paddle wheel tour boat ran aground on a sandbar Aug. 4.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 19, 2014
A native of Sweden, Mr. Ericsson moved to London and produced one innovation after another, including a screw propeller to replace the paddle wheel on the steam-powered warship.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2011
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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