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Paddle steamer   /pˈædəl stˈimər/   Listen
Paddle steamer

noun
1.
A steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels.  Synonym: paddle-wheeler.





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"Paddle steamer" Quotes from Famous Books



... Britain and Ireland were linked together. In May, 1853, England was joined to Holland by a cable across the North Sea, from Orfordness to the Hague. It was laid by the Monarch, a paddle steamer which had been fitted for the work. During the night she met with such heavy weather that the engineer was lashed near the brakes; and the electrician, Mr. Latimer Clark, sent the continuity signals by jerking ...
— Heroes of the Telegraph • J. Munro


Words linked to "Paddle steamer" :   steamship, sternwheeler, side-wheeler, paddle-wheeler, steamer


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