PADDLEWHEEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paddlewheel mean? 

• PADDLEWHEEL (noun)
  The noun PADDLEWHEEL has 1 sense:

1. a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat

  Familiarity information: PADDLEWHEEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PADDLEWHEEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

paddle wheel; paddlewheel

Hypernyms ("paddlewheel" is a kind of...):

wheel (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))

Meronyms (parts of "paddlewheel"):

paddle (a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel)

paddle-box; paddle box (a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel)