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Definition of "paddle-wheeler" []

  • A steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "paddle-wheeler" in a sentence
  • "It used to be the feature of an amusement park, but the park failed and nobody ever removed the paddle-wheeler."
  • "(Earlier prototypes were weirder still: one that resembled a flying paddle-wheeler never managed to leave the ground.)"
  • "It's well known that Disneyland's Mark Twain paddle-wheeler sank on its opening day, but it wasn't until Friday's first-hand report of the sinking of the Mark Twain that the facts were in the public record."