English Explanatory Dictionary

sidewheel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of a pair of paddle wheels positioned one each side of a vessel

Word forms

sidewheel sidewheels

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English sidewheel From side + wheel.

Related words

sidewheeler sternwheel
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