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sidewheel

[sahyd-hweel, -weel]

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noun Nautical.

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

Origin of sidewheel

First recorded in 1825–35; side¹ + wheel

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

Related formsside-wheel·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for sidewheel

Historical Examples of 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

noun

one of the paddle wheels of a sidewheeler

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