WordNet
paddle-wheeler
n. a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels [syn: paddle steamer]
Usage examples of "paddle-wheeler".
The glaring points of incandescence blitzed the darkness, making the night day around the helicopter, the patrol boats, and the paddle-wheeler itself.
Wives and families and friends called out from the rails of the paddle-wheeler and waved as the four river craft pulled away.
Already, the great white paddle-wheeler was steaming (no, electrificating?
In the meantime, details about the approaching paddle-wheeler had come in piecemeal.