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sidewheel
[ sahyd-hweel, -weel ]
/ ˈsaɪdˌʰwil, -ˌwil /
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noun Nautical.
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sidewalk superintendent, sidewall, sideward, sideway, sideways, sidewheel, sidewheeler, side whiskers, sidewind, sidewinder, side with
Other definitions for sidewheel (2 of 2)
side-wheel
[ sahyd-hweel, -weel ]
/ ˈsaɪdˌʰwil, -ˌwil /
adjective
having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.
Origin of side-wheel
First recorded in 1855–60
OTHER WORDS FROM side-wheel
side-wheeler, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use sidewheel in a sentence
We marched to the levee and from there on board the big sidewheel steamer, Empress.
The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865|Leander StillwellThe ancient sidewheel steamer was small and there were few passengers on the upper deck, forward.
Janice Day|Helen Beecher LongThe old semaphore of Telegraph Hill would have worn itself out signaling sidewheel steamers had it still been in operation.
A Wounded Name|Charles KingOf these steam frigates, six are screw, and three sidewheel.
British Dictionary definitions for sidewheel
sidewheel
/ (ˈsaɪdˌwiːl) /
noun
one of the paddle wheels of a sidewheeler
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