sternwheel
[ sturn-hweel, -weel ]
/ ˈstɜrn ʰwil, -ˌwil /
noun Nautical.
a paddle wheel at the stern of a vessel.
Words nearby sternwheel
sternutator,
sternutatory,
sternward,
sternwards,
sternway,
sternwheel,
sternwheeler,
steroid,
steroid acne,
steroid hormone,
steroid ulcer
Definition 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
Example sentences from the Web for sternwheel
She was roused from it by the scream of a whistle, and the hoonch-hoonch of a sternwheel steamer.
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