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
Cook was elected county judge in Jefferson County in 1961 and during his term purchased a paddle wheel boat at a bankruptcy sale.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 4, 2016
For the purposes of this tale, just accept that it is a very large boat and that fish from Minnesota to Louisiana warn their grandchildren about the formidable red paddle wheel on the back.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2012
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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