sidewheel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sidewheel
Example Sentences
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We marched to the levee and from there on board the big sidewheel steamer, Empress.
From The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 by Stillwell, Leander
A big, sidewheel steamer, spotlessly white, with tiers of decks that towered above the sheds and blazed with light, was receiving the last of her passengers and preparing to cast off from her moorings.
From The Intriguers by Bindloss, Harold
“A sidewheel steamer!” piped up a boy’s voice from the gallery.
From Gold by White, Stewart Edward
He approached cautiously, knowing that the men on the vessel would be on guard against secret attack, and presently he discerned the outlines of a sidewheel steamer, converted into a warship and bearing guns.
From The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
After dark last evening the old-fashioned sidewheel steamer Gussie of the Morgan line, with troops and cargo mentioned, was near the Cuban coast.
From The Boys of '98 by Otis, James
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