sidewheel
[ sahyd-hweel, -weel ]
/ ˈsaɪdˌʰwil, -ˌwil /
noun Nautical.
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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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Example sentences from the Web for sidewheel
Of 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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