sternwheeler

[ sturn-hwee-ler, -wee- ]

/ ˈstɜrnˌʰwi lər, -ˌwi- /

noun

a boat propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern.

Nearby words

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Origin of sternwheeler

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

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Examples from the Web for stern-wheeler

With our stern-wheeler we never felt that there was any danger, but our progress was exceedingly slow.
Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena|H. J. Mozans
And if the outfit was gotten out of a wrecked Mississippi stern-wheeler, what boots it!
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard
The engine-room crew of a Mississippi steamer varies as the boat is a side-wheeler or a stern-wheeler.
Old Times on the Upper Mississippi|George Byron Merrick
The bluff bows of the stern-wheeler had squelched into the soft brown mud, and the current had swept the boat alongside the bank.
A Desert Drama|A. Conan Doyle

His boat was a “stern-wheeler,” and is stated to have been capable of steaming five miles an hour.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for stern-wheeler

stern-wheeler

noun

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

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sternwheeler

noun

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stern-wheeler

noun