paddle wheel
nounDefinition of paddle wheel
: a wheel with paddles around its circumference used to propel a boat
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Over 80 passengers and crew members were rescued Saturday night from Lake Conroe after a paddle wheel boat ran aground, officials said. — Gwendolyn Wu, Houston Chronicle, "83 rescued after Lake Conroe boat runs aground," 8 Sep. 2019 Both the 14-passenger BrewBoat and 16-passenger BrewBoat II are 31-foot catamarans propelled through the water by a large rear paddle wheel. — Maura Zurick, cleveland.com, "Experience BrewBoat party cruise on Facebook Live today at 5 p.m. down Cuyahoga River with Maura Zurick," 14 June 2019 Beavers chewed at arms that cranked the paddle wheel. — Rick Montgomery, kansascity, "Tornado sunk this Kansas cruise boat in 1978, killing 16. Owners hope it floats again.," 22 June 2018 The casinos also would no longer need an operating paddle wheel, under Senate Bill 316, which Sen. Ronnie Johns, R-Lake Charles, is proposing. — Julia O'donoghue, NOLA.com, "Louisiana Legislature quickly moving gambling changes sought by industry," 26 Mar. 2018 His is a forward-looking fish farm, with electric paddle wheels to keep the water oxygenated. — The Economist, "How the growth of cities changes farming," 15 Feb. 2018 That left the vessels permanently docked - but still required to maintain an operational paddle wheel and a maritime crew. — Greg Larose, NOLA.com, "New Orleans airport throws its own Mardi Gras season parade for travelers: Fox 8," 10 Feb. 2018 The former pleasure cruiser was 180 feet long, with paddle wheels on both sides of its hull. — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, "The True Story of Dunkirk, As Told Through the Heroism of the “Medway Queen”," 19 July 2017 On one overnight trip across the Channel, the ship’s paddle wheels churned up the glowing phosphorescence in the water, leaving a visible wake that made the 180-foot ship an easy target for German bombers. — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, "The True Story of Dunkirk, As Told Through the Heroism of the “Medway Queen”," 19 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'paddle wheel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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