sternwheel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A paddle wheel positioned at the stern of a vessel.

Word forms

sternwheel sternwheels

Etymology

Etymology tree English stern Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English sternwheel From stern + wheel.

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