paddle wheel (redirected from paddle-wheel)

paddle wheel

n.

A wheel with boards or paddles affixed around its circumference, usually driven by steam to propel a ship.

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paddle-wheel (pdl-hwl, -wl) adj.

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paddle wheel

Noun

a large wheel fitted with paddles, turned by an engine to propel a ship

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Noun

1.

paddle wheel - a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat paddlewheel paddle - a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel paddle box, paddle-box - a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)