sternwheeler

[ sturn-hwee-ler, -wee- ]

/ ˈstɜrnˌʰwi lər, -ˌwi- /

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noun

a boat propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern.

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Origin of sternwheeler

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; sternwheel + -er¹

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“Lockheed Martin has a long history of misrepresenting facts,” Wheeler added.
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Mr Anderson Wheeler travelled from Tanzania where he works as a big game hunter to give evidence yesterday.
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The Daily Mail reports that Mr Anderson Wheeler, 34, said: “I found it very harassing and unnerving.”
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Buress went on The Howard Stern Show to talk about the Cosby story.
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He had meted out stern justice to his own son, when he had banished big Reginald to South America; but he had his virtues.
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Her stern was towards him, and all he saw of her was the ironical legend, “Cure your Corns.”
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As it came near, it proved to be the clock, with a sail hoisted, and the Goblin sitting complacently in the stern.
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As he read, a look of surprise came over his face, and then his countenance grew stern and grim.
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As Louis spoke with the stern calmness of a divorced heart, Wharton became other than he had ever seen him.
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British Dictionary definitions for sternwheeler

stern-wheeler

noun

a vessel, esp a riverboat, propelled by a large paddle wheel at the sternCompare sidewheeler

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