sternwheeler en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English stern Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English sternwheel Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sternwheeler From sternwheel + -er.
Meanings
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A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a single paddle wheel positioned at the stern
Williams's steamboat crossed paths with a boat that was at the start of its voyage upstream, a long, boxy sternwheeler with a funnel and pilothouse on its top deck.
1998, Adam Hochschild, King Leopold's Ghost, Pan, published 2012, page 140:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sternwheelers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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