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paddle wheel
paddle wheeln. A wheel with boards or paddles affixed around its circumference, partly immersed in water and rotated to propel a ship or boat.
pad′dle-wheel′ adj.paddle wheel n (Nautical Terms) a large wheel fitted with paddles, turned by an engine to propel a vessel on the water pad′dle wheel` art at paganize
n. a wheel for propelling a ship, having a number of paddles entering the water more or less perpendicularly. [1675–85] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  paddle wheel - a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boatpaddlewheelpaddle - a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheelpaddle box, paddle-box - a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheelwheel - 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) |
Translations
paddle wheel
paddle wheel a large wheel fitted with paddles, turned by an engine to propel a vessel on the water paddle wheel[′pad·əl ‚wēl] (mechanical engineering) A device used to propel shallow-draft vessels, consisting of a wheel with paddles or floats on its circumference, the wheel rotating in a plane parallel to the ship's length. A wheel with paddles used to move leather in a processing vat. paddle wheel
Synonyms for paddle wheelnoun a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boatSynonymsRelated Words- paddle
- paddle box
- paddle-box
- wheel
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