sidewheel

American  

[sahyd-hweel, -weel] / ˈsaɪdˌʰwil, -ˌwil /

noun

Nautical.

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

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sidewheel British  

/ ˈsaɪdˌwiːl /

noun

1. one of the paddle wheels of a sidewheeler

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Etymology

Origin of sidewheel

First recorded in 1825–35; side ¹ + wheel

Example Sentences

A big, sidewheel steamer, spotlessly white, with tiers of decks that towered above the sheds and blazed with light, was receiving the last of her passengers and preparing to cast off from her moorings.

From The Intriguers by Bindloss, Harold

Far out one of the sidewheel boats of the Queensborough-Antwerp line was heading directly into the wind and making heavy weather of it.

From The Black Bag by Vance, Louis Joseph

He approached cautiously, knowing that the men on the vessel would be on guard against secret attack, and presently he discerned the outlines of a sidewheel steamer, converted into a warship and bearing guns.

From The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

After dark last evening the old-fashioned sidewheel steamer Gussie of the Morgan line, with troops and cargo mentioned, was near the Cuban coast.

From The Boys of '98 by Otis, James

The old semaphore of Telegraph Hill would have worn itself out signaling sidewheel steamers had it still been in operation.

From A Wounded Name by King, Charles