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noun
A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a single paddle wheel positioned at the stern
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: paddle steamer, paddle-wheeler
History
Etymology tree English stern Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwekwléh2 Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English sternwheel Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sternwheeler From sternwheel + -er.
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