sidewheel

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noun

One of a pair of paddle wheels positioned one each side of a vessel

OriginEnglish wheel ← Middle English whel ← Old English hwēol →
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Meanings

nounsidewheel (plural sidewheels)

plural sidewheels

  1. nauticalOne of a pair of paddle wheels positioned one each side of a vessel

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
  2. Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
  3. Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
  4. Old Englishsīde
  5. Middle Englishside
  6. Englishside
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  9. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  10. Old Englishhwēol
  11. Middle Englishwhel
  12. Englishwheel
  13. Englishsidewheel

From side + wheel.

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Cite this entry
APA

sidewheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidewheel

MLA

“sidewheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidewheel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sidewheel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidewheel.

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