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.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [noun] > propelled by paddles > paddle-steamer (9) riverboat1565 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. wheel-boat1834 a boat with wheels, esp. (Scottish) a steamboat with paddle-wheels. paddle steamer1848 a steamer propelled by paddle wheels. paddlewheeler1876 A paddle steamer. paddler1890 colloquial. A paddle steamer. paddle1897 = paddle steamer n. at compounds 2. Obsolete. rare. Subcategories:— types of (3) |
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