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paddle box

paddle box noun: an enclosed structure around a paddlewheel.

Noun

paddle box (plural paddle boxes)

  1. An enclosed structure around a paddlewheel.
    • As these [paddle] steamers have not the usual paddle boxes with vents, they look like modern screw steamers, and their good looks are improved by their two masts.1939 June, G. W. Tripp, “The Modern Railway Steamer”, in Railway Magazine, page 397
    Synonyms:
    wheelhouse

Synonyms of paddle box

Forms of paddle box

pluralpaddle boxes

Questions about paddle box

What does paddle box mean?
Paddle box means an enclosed structure around a paddlewheel.
What part of speech is paddle box?
Paddle box is a noun.
What is the plural of paddle box?
The plural of paddle box is paddle boxes.

Words near paddle box in the dictionary

  1. paddle
  2. paddle board
  3. paddle boards
  4. paddle boat
  5. paddle boats
  6. paddle box
  7. paddle boxes
  8. paddle grass
  9. paddle one's own canoe
  10. paddle pop
  11. paddle scoop

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