side-wheel

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adjective

ˈsīd-ˌ(h)wēl How to pronounce side-wheel (audio)
: of or being a steamer having a paddle wheel on each side
side-wheeler
ˈsīd-ˌ(h)wē-lər How to pronounce side-wheel (audio)
noun

side-wheeler

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noun

1
: a side-wheel steamer
2
: pacer sense 1b
3
: a left-handed baseball pitcher : southpaw

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The Montana, a 235-foot side-wheel steamer that sank in 1914, sits in 66 feet with her boiler and three-story steam engine still standing. — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 10 Aug. 2026 Fire killed over 1,000 of about 1,350 people aboard the steamboat PS General Slocum, a side-wheel passenger ship. — USA Today, 2 June 2026

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First Known Use

Adjective

1846, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of side-wheel was in 1846

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“Side-wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side-wheel. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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