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sternwheel
[ sturn-hweel, -weel ]
/ ˈstɜrn ʰwil, -ˌwil /
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noun Nautical.
a paddle wheel at the stern of a vessel.
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Other definitions for sternwheel (2 of 2)
stern-wheel
[ sturn-hweel, -weel ]
/ ˈstɜrnˌʰwil, -ˌwil /
adjective (of a vessel)
propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern.
Origin of stern-wheel
First recorded in 1855–60
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How to use sternwheel in a sentence
She was roused from it by the scream of a whistle, and the hoonch-hoonch of a sternwheel steamer.
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