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stern-wheeler

British  

noun

  1. a vessel, esp a riverboat, propelled by a large paddle wheel at the stern Compare sidewheeler

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He runs a Fishermen’s Terminal-based charter service on the 1993-vintage Christine W, the only commercial stern-wheeler on the Sound.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

At the end of summer, Sturgeon’s supporters boarded a stern-wheeler for a trip down the Chena River for one last fundraiser.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2019

Chinese villagers free a merchant marine captain from the communists to take them to Hong Kong in a stern-wheeler.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2019

From there, they met another steamer, which ferried them across the 40-mile-wide lake to a stern-wheeler destined for the Caribbean.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2010

Crump, the engineer, shot a sullen look at the master ere he turned back to the crude oil motor whose mad pounding rattled the old bayou stern-wheeler from keel to hogchains.

From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 by Edison Marshall

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