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Noun: paddle steamer
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: paddle-wheeler)
  1. A steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels
    "Tourists enjoyed a nostalgic trip down the Mississippi on an old paddle steamer";
    - paddle-wheeler [N. Amer], paddle boat

Derived forms: paddle steamers

Type of: steamer, steamship

Encyclopedia: Paddle steamer