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Synonyms for paddlewheel
| Grammar : Noun |
Définition of paddlewheel
- As in paddle : noun item used for propelling object
- In about twenty minutes time, the paddlewheel was got clear of the cradle, and this great difficulty was overcome.
- Extract from : « The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer » by Isambard Brunel
- The paddlewheel on the shore side then came in contact with the upright timbers of the forward cradle.
- Extract from : « The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer » by Isambard Brunel
- Fears were entertained that it might foul the paddlewheel, and the captain determined to cut it away.
- Extract from : « The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer » by Isambard Brunel
- A boiler was made out of a tin can with a metal tube to throw the steam against a paddlewheel.
- Extract from : « The Biography of a Rabbit » by Roy Benson
- As the capstan was turned and the paddlewheel revolved, the boat was thus lifted and pushed forward.
- Extract from : « North Dakota » by Various
- A log had got caught in the paddlewheel of the ferry-boat and wrecked it, and there was no other way of crossing.
- Extract from : « The Voyage of the Rattletrap » by Hayden Carruth
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