sidewheel

[ sahyd-hweel, -weel ]

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

Origin of sidewheel

1
First recorded in 1825–35; side1 + wheel

Words Nearby sidewheel

Other definitions for side-wheel (2 of 2)

side-wheel
[ sahyd-hweel, -weel ]

adjective
  1. having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.

Origin of side-wheel

2
First recorded in 1855–60

Other words from side-wheel

  • side-wheeler, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for sidewheel

sidewheel

/ (ˈsaɪdˌwiːl) /


noun
  1. one of the paddle wheels of a sidewheeler

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