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STERNWHEELER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sternwheeler mean?
• STERNWHEELER (noun)
The noun STERNWHEELER has 1 sense:
1. a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern
Familiarity information: STERNWHEELER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sternwheeler" is a kind of...):
paddle-wheeler; paddle steamer (a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels)
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