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A boat designed for use on rivers. In later use frequently with reference to large paddle steamers used as passenger boats on the Mississippi River.
a boat with wheels, esp. (Scottish) a steamboat with paddle-wheels.
a steamer propelled by paddle wheels.
colloquial. A paddle steamer.
= paddle steamer n. at compounds 2. Obsolete. rare.