stern-wheeler
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Their families bore stern-wheeler connections that buoyed their 67-year friendship.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2023
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
Children will love peeking into the engine room and learning about the steam-powered stern-wheeler, one of the few still in operation, while parents will enjoy listening to the live music.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2016
Here he changed boats, and boarded a smaller vessel, a stern-wheeler, deck passage for Saint Paul, a point which seemed to the young man somewhere near the North Pole.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen by Hubbard, Elbert
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