sternwheeler
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sternwheeler
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; sternwheel + -er 1
Example Sentences
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According to the Conroe Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Lake Conroe Queen is a 60-passenger, double-deck sternwheeler paddleboat.
From Fox News ● Aug. 15, 2021
The crew of the Riverboat Discovery, a sternwheeler that gives tours of the Chena, on Thursday spotted the body of Jerry Attla near the river’s confluence with the Tanana River.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 29, 2018
Round-trip sternwheeler rides to the island aboard the Island Belle are $10 for adults and $8 for children 12 and under.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2015
The typical upper-river sternwheeler, displacing perhaps 300 tons, drew a mere 20-to-30 inches of water, burned some 25 cords of hard wood a day.
From Time Magazine Archive
There’s a little gasolene sternwheeler next below her boat.”
From The River Prophet by Coleman, Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen)
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