side-wheel

[ sahyd-hweel, -weel ]

/ ˈsaɪdˌʰwil, -ˌwil /

adjective

having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.

Words nearby side-wheel

side-glance, side-on, side-saddle, side-splitting, side-valve engine, side-wheel, sidearm, sideband, sidebar, sideboard, sideboards

Origin of side-wheel

First recorded in 1855–60

OTHER WORDS FROM side-wheel

side-wheel·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for sidewheeler

sidewheeler

/ (ˈsaɪdˌwiːlə) /

noun

a vessel, esp a river boat, propelled by two large paddle wheels, one on each sideCompare stern-wheeler

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