sidewheel

[ sahyd-hweel, -weel ]

nounNautical.

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

Origin of sidewheel

First recorded in 1825–35; side¹ + wheel

Words Nearby sidewheel

Other definitions for side-wheel (2 of 2)

side-wheel

[ sahyd-hweel, -weel ]

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, noun

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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 Stillwell
The ancient sidewheel steamer was small and there were few passengers on the upper deck, forward.
Janice Day | Helen Beecher Long
The old semaphore of Telegraph Hill would have worn itself out signaling sidewheel steamers had it still been in operation.
A Wounded Name | Charles King
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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