sternwheeler

[sturn-hwee-ler, -wee-]

noun

1. a boat propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sternwheeler¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; sternwheel + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Joe Brumley said they hope to create a new tourist attraction there using the Majestic and a previously purchased sternwheeler, the CT McFarland, which they bought to give cruises around the nearby Twin Islands.

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Hayes said he is heartened by the community support for the sternwheeler.

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In the late 1980s a series of renovations and improvements were carried out on the sternwheeler.

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Evelyn, a sternwheeler that plied the river in the early 20th century.

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Warwick has a long family history in Fairbanks, dating back to his grandparents arriving on a sternwheeler in 1906.

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