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PADDLEWHEEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat
Synonyms:
paddle wheel; paddlewheel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
