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sidewheeler

British  
/ ˈsaɪdˌwiːlə /

noun

  1. a vessel, esp a river boat, propelled by two large paddle wheels, one on each side Compare stern-wheeler

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The sidewheeler Peter Stuyvesant, which formed part of Anthony's Pier Four Restaurant, was torn from its concrete pilings and wrecked in Boston Harbor.

From Time Magazine Archive

For 20 years the matronly, broad-beamed old sidewheeler Seeandbee made the night run between Cleveland and Buffalo, and a pretty thing she was.

From Time Magazine Archive

The star of the American-owned Collins Line was the Arctic, an opulent sidewheeler launched in 1850.

From Time Magazine Archive

A five-deck sidewheeler with a 20,000-sq.-ft. dance floor, the Island Queen operated out of Cincinnati, where for years she had made daily summertime trips to an amusement park called Coney Island.

From Time Magazine Archive

He gave Ash a slow, wide-sweeping sidewheeler, that curved round over the plate.

From The Redheaded Outfield by Grey, Zane