paddlewheel
Example Sentences
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The Louisiana Office of Tourism’s “Feed Your Soul” float depicting a paddlewheel riverboat was the stage for mid-parade performance by Lainey Wilson.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2023
A stone’s throw from the JBS is the monumental paddlewheel, which appears sturdy and may need little repair as it await its turn at sandblasting and repainting.
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2016
In particular, if you place a paddlewheel into a field at any point so that the axis of the wheel is perpendicular to a plane, the wheel rotates counterclockwise.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
Steel Corporation-built steam engine and multi-ton white oak paddlewheel is part of the pleasure of visiting this old French city of New Orleans, so associated with steamboats and the Deep South.
From US News ● Apr. 12, 2015
A riverboat’s paddlewheel churned above me, swirling the silt around.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
