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stern-wheeler

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stern⋅wheel⋅er

[sturn-hwee-ler, -wee-]
–noun
a boat propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern.

Origin:
1850–55; Americanism; sternwheel + -er 1
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stern-wheel·er   (stûrn'hwē'lər, -wē'lər)
n.  A steamboat propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern.
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