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paddle boxes

paddle boxes is the plural of paddle box.

Meaning of paddle box

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

Questions about paddle boxes

What is paddle boxes the plural of?
Paddle boxes is the plural of paddle box.

Words near paddle boxes in the dictionary

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

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