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    PADDLE-WHEELER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A steam vessel propelled by paddle wheelsplay

    Synonyms:

    paddle-wheeler; paddle steamer

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("paddle-wheeler" is a kind of...):

    steamer; steamship (a ship powered by one or more steam engines)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paddle-wheeler"):

    side-wheeler (a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side)

    sternwheeler (a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern)

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