: a wheel with paddles around its circumference used to propel a boat
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Famous Queens Landing boats The waterfront site was most notably known for its 149-passenger Catawba Queen, a Mississippi River paddle wheel boat that offered sightseeing and dinner cruises.—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2025 The paddle wheel boat was off at 4 knots, heading downtown on the Cumberland River for the eclipse’s peak.—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 8 Apr. 2024 The paddle wheel has been updated over the years, but in the darkest hours of the night, workers still hear unexplained footsteps and whispers that often get attributed to Floyd.—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024 Their paddle wheels turned quietly in the dark as the vessels advanced toward St. Helena Sound.—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for paddle wheel
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