side-wheel

[ sahyd-hweel, -weel ]

adjective

1. having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.

Other Words From

• side-wheeler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of side-wheel¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Shelburne Museum is a quirky and vast collection of Americana and folk art, where you’ll find the 220-foot side-wheel steamboat Ticonderoga.

From Washington Post

On the day after Christmas in 1872, he was aboard the USS Powhatan, a side-wheel steam frigate, off Norfolk.

From Washington Post

The Maple Leaf was a side-wheel Union steamboat used during the war to ferry troops and equipment.

From Washington Times

The 288-foot side-wheel steam ship hit rough weather and was last seen in a disabled condition off Port Austin on November 8 or 9 in 1861, Trotter said.

From Reuters

The Walker, built in 1847 as one of the first U.S. government iron-hulled, side-wheel steamers, sank in rough seas on June 21, 1860, after being hit by a commercial schooner.

From Reuters