Meanings
nounpaddle wheel (plural paddle wheels)
plural paddle wheels
- nauticalA large wheel, fitted with paddles, used to propel a vessel (especially a paddle steamer)
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat
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Translations
Czech lopatkové koleso
- lopatkové kolesowheel fitted with paddles
Finnish siipiratas
- siipirataswheel fitted with paddles
German Schaufelrad
- Schaufelradwheel fitted with paddles
Hebrew מְשׁוֹטָה, גַּלְגַל מְשׁוֹטוֹת
- מְשׁוֹטָה (m'shotá)wheel fitted with paddles
- גַּלְגַל מְשׁוֹטוֹת (galgál m'shotót)wheel fitted with paddles
Italian ruota a pale
- ruota a palewheel fitted with paddles
Polish napęd kołowy
- napęd kołowywheel fitted with paddles
Russian гребно́е колесо́
- гребно́е колесо́ (grebnóje kolesó)wheel fitted with paddles
Spanish rueda de paletas
- rueda de paletaswheel fitted with paddles
Swedish skovelhjul
- skovelhjulwheel fitted with paddles
Cite this entry
APA
paddle wheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paddle%20wheel
MLA
“paddle wheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paddle%20wheel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paddle wheel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paddle%20wheel.
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