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Definition of Paddle steamer

1. Noun. A steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels.

Definition of Paddle steamer

1. Noun. (nautical) A steam-powered vessel propelled by one or two paddle wheels ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Paddle Steamer

Literary usage of Paddle steamer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Appletons' Cyclopædia of Applied Mechanics: A Dictionary of Mechanical by Appleton, firm, publishers, New York (1880)
"In order to work well, the paddle-steamer must always be well trimmed or set plumb in the water ; for otherwise unequal strains are produced by one wheel ..."

2. A Treatise on Gyrostatics and Rotational Motion: Theory and Applications by Andrew Gray (1918)
"If it were not for this fact it would be a matter of more difficulty to steer a straight course with a paddle-steamer in a cross-sea. ..."

3. History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce by William Schaw Lindsay (1876)
"... Britain—The lona, paddle steamer- First screw collier QE T>.—The King Coal collier—Her dimensions and crew, note—Improvement in care of seamen—Leith and ..."

4. Our Young Folks by John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton (1872)
"Unfortunately for the paddle-steamer, my vessel in passing her was struck by a wavelet, ... This blow threw the paddle- steamer over on her beam-ends, ..."

5. The Practical Engineer's Hand-book: Comprising a Treatise on Modern Engines by Walter S. Hutton (1911)
"... Speed of a Paddle-steamer in knots per hour with a. given diameter of paddle-wheel and a given number of revolutions per minute, may be found by this ..."

6. Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects by Royal Institution of Naval Architects (1876)
"... CONDENSING ENGINES OF THE paddle steamer " HIRONDELLE."* By Monsieur JA NORMAND, Naval Architect and Marine Engineer, Havre, France. ..."

7. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1875)
"A paddle steamer, therefore, could never be a ship of the line; but its superior speed might permit it to compete with frigates, which are expected to hover ..."

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