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sidewheel

[sahyd-hweel, -weel]

noun

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



sidewheel

/ ˈsaɪdˌwiːl /

noun

  1. one of the paddle wheels of a sidewheeler

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sidewheel1

First recorded in 1825–35; side 1 + wheel
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Example Sentences

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The sidewheel steamer was towed to Lake St. Clair where it was burned in 1956 prior to being scrapped.

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The sidewheel steamer took her maiden voyage in 1924.

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The wine was one of five sealed bottles recovered by marine archaeologists from the Mary-Celestia, an iron-hulled sidewheel steamship that sank under mysterious circumstances during the U.S.

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The wine is one of five sealed bottles recovered by marine archaeologists from the Mary-Celestia, an iron-hulled sidewheel steamship that sank under mysterious circumstances during the U.S.

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He says he believes his discoveries include the remains of a 226-foot sidewheel steamer that sank in 1850 called A.D.

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