Sternwheel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sternwheel is a noun meaning (nautical) A paddle wheel positioned at the stern of a vessel.
Meaning
(nautical) A paddle wheel positioned at the stern of a vessel.
Example Sentences
The current was more rapid now, the steamer seemed at her last gasp, the stern–wheel flopped languidly, and I caught myself listening on tiptoe for the next beat of the boat, for in sober truth I expected the wretched thing to give up every moment.
Word Forms
- sternwheels
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sternwheeler, stern-wheeler, sidewheel, wheel, paddle, starwheel.
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