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sternwheel

[ sturn-hweel, -weel ]

noun

, Nautical.
  1. a paddle wheel at the stern of a vessel.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sternwheel1

First recorded in 1810–20; stern 2 + wheel
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Example Sentences

She was roused from it by the scream of a whistle, and the hoonch-hoonch of a sternwheel steamer.

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