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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

"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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One night month ago the S. S. District of Columbia, ancient sidewheeler of the Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co., chuffed down the quiet Potomac on its regular overnight run from Washington to Norfolk.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

From The Redheaded Outfield by Grey, Zane

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