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Definition of paddle-wheel - 2 dictionary results

paddle wheel

–noun
a wheel for propelling a ship, having a number of paddles entering the water more or less perpendicularly.

Origin:
1675–85


paddle-wheel, adjective
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paddle wheel  
n.  A wheel with boards or paddles affixed around its circumference, usually driven by steam to propel a ship.
pad'dle-wheel' (pād'l-hwēl', -wēl') adj.
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