sidewheel

[ sahyd-hweel, -weel ]

/ ˈsaɪdˌʰwil, -ˌwil /

noun Nautical.

either of a pair of paddle wheels on the sides of a vessel.

Words nearby sidewheel

sidewalking, sidewall, sideward, sideway, sideways, sidewheel, sidewheeler, sidewind, sidewinder, sidhe, sidi ifni

Origin of sidewheel

First recorded in 1825–35; side¹ + wheel

Definition 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-wheel·er, noun

Examples from the Web for sidewheel

Of these steam frigates, six are screw, and three sidewheel.
The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sidewheel

sidewheel

/ (ˈsaɪdˌwiːl) /

noun

one of the paddle wheels of a sidewheeler

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