paddle steamer

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noun

a vessel propelled by paddle wheels and driven by steam.

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Origin of paddle steamer

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby paddle steamer

paddleboard, paddleboat, paddle box, paddlefish, paddle one's own canoe, paddle steamer, paddle tennis, paddle wheel, paddle worm, paddock, paddock-basher

How to use paddle steamer in a sentence

All the power expended in the production of this great stream is, in the case of the paddle-steamer, entirely lost.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston
A large paddle steamer was towing a barge under the bridge against the swift current as we passed over.
Through Siberia and Manchuria By Rail|Oliver George Ready
The wake of a passing paddle-steamer made the boat pitch gently.
The Wind Bloweth|Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
We went on board the little paddle steamer and paid our "sixpence return."
The White Peacock|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

Inquiring which was the "Falcon," a paddle steamer moored in the stream was pointed out to them by a boatman.
Jack Archer|G. A. Henty