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    PADDLEWHEEL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boatplay

    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)

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