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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A large wheel fitted with thick slats, turned by an engine and used to propel a boat.
2. 2
   a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat wordnet
3. 3
   A boat propelled by a paddlewheel.

Synonyms

All synonyms

paddle wheel

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