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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(nautical) A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a single paddle wheel positioned at the stern.
Williams's steamboat crossed paths with a boat that was at the start of its voyage upstream, a long, boxy sternwheeler with a funnel and pilothouse on its top deck.
Use stern wheeler when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Stern wheeler means (nautical) A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a single paddle wheel positioned at the stern.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Williams's steamboat crossed paths with a boat that was at the start of its voyage upstream, a long, boxy sternwheeler with a funnel and pilothouse on its top deck.
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