PADDLE-WHEELER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels

Synonyms:

paddle-wheeler; paddle steamer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("paddle-wheeler" is a kind of...):

steamer; steamship (a ship powered by one or more steam engines)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paddle-wheeler"):

side-wheeler (a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side)

sternwheeler (a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern)