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stern-wheeler

noun

  1. a vessel, esp a riverboat, propelled by a large paddle wheel at the stern Compare sidewheeler

“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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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.

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Their families bore stern-wheeler connections that buoyed their 67-year friendship.

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He runs a Fishermen’s Terminal-based charter service on the 1993-vintage Christine W, the only commercial stern-wheeler on the Sound.

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At the end of summer, Sturgeon’s supporters boarded a stern-wheeler for a trip down the Chena River for one last fundraiser.

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Chinese villagers free a merchant marine captain from the communists to take them to Hong Kong in a stern-wheeler.

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