Definition of "sidewheeler" []

• A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a pair of paddle wheels positioned one on each side (noun)

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• "I love the look of a classic antebellum steamboat, and the artist here actually got it right and gave me a sidewheeler, not a sternwheeler."
• "There was also an armed sidewheeler at point C and also point E on the map above – with some serious high caliber guns."
• "Jim pointed out that many ships plied the waters 50 years ago, including the SS District of Columbia, which made overnight trips to Norfolk, and an ex-Hudson River sidewheeler named the SS Bear Mountain."