: a wheel with paddles around its circumference used to propel a boat
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The Catawba Queen, a Mississippi River paddle wheel boat, and the 93-foot Lady of the Lake luxury yacht continue to draw curiosity from the boating public.—Joe Marusak
march 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026 That order sent the paddle wheel going and the deckhand was tragically killed.—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025 Driven by massive wooden paddle wheels, the ship harkens back to the 1800s when steamboats would regularly be seen traveling the 310-mile St. Johns.—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025 To be sure, a few in the fleet of eight are no longer steam powered, but the big red paddle wheels on either side remain a romantic element.—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for paddle wheel