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stern-wheeler

British

noun

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

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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

I fortunately procured a passage in the stern-wheeler, P. B. Weare, the last boat for St Michael's that season.

From A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado by Roper, Edward

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