stern-wheeler
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The heritage buildings downtown and the historic SS Moyie, the world’s oldest passenger stern-wheeler, on the shore will bring you back in time.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2024
At the end of summer, Sturgeon’s supporters boarded a stern-wheeler for a trip down the Chena River for one last fundraiser.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2019
Chinese villagers free a merchant marine captain from the communists to take them to Hong Kong in a stern-wheeler.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2019
From there, they met another steamer, which ferried them across the 40-mile-wide lake to a stern-wheeler destined for the Caribbean.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2010
When the A. C. Company added a new stern-wheeler to its fleet, men said, “Now we shall have plenty.”
From Revolution, and Other Essays by London, Jack
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