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sternwheeler

sternwheeler noun: a vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a single paddle wheel positioned at the stern.

Noun

sternwheeler (plural sternwheelers)

  1. 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.1998, Adam Hochschild, King Leopold's Ghost, Pan, published 2012, page 140

Forms of sternwheeler

pluralsternwheelers

Origin of sternwheeler

From sternwheel + -er.

Questions about sternwheeler

What does sternwheeler mean?
Sternwheeler means a vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a single paddle wheel positioned at the stern.
What part of speech is sternwheeler?
Sternwheeler is a noun.
What is the plural of sternwheeler?
The plural of sternwheeler is sternwheelers.

Words near sternwheeler in the dictionary

  1. sternward
  2. sternwards
  3. sternway
  4. sternways
  5. sternwheel
  6. sternwheeler
  7. sternwheelers
  8. sternwheels
  9. steroid
  10. steroid dementia
  11. steroidal

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