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paddlewheel

paddlewheel noun: a large wheel fitted with thick slats, turned by an engine and used to propel a boat.

Noun

paddlewheel (plural paddlewheels)

  1. A large wheel fitted with thick slats, turned by an engine and used to propel a boat.
  2. A boat propelled by a paddlewheel.

Forms of paddlewheel

pluralpaddlewheels

Words formed from paddlewheel

Questions about paddlewheel

What does paddlewheel mean?
Paddlewheel means a large wheel fitted with thick slats, turned by an engine and used to propel a boat.
What part of speech is paddlewheel?
Paddlewheel is a noun.
What is the plural of paddlewheel?
The plural of paddlewheel is paddlewheels.

Words near paddlewheel in the dictionary

  1. paddles one's own canoe
  2. paddlesport
  3. paddlesports
  4. paddlesteamer
  5. paddleth
  6. paddlewheel
  7. paddlewheel complex
  8. paddlewheeler
  9. paddlewheelers
  10. paddlewheels
  11. paddlewood

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