sidewheeler

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noun

A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a pair of paddle wheels positioned one on each side

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

nounsidewheeler (plural sidewheelers)

plural sidewheelers · alternative side-wheeler · alternative side wheeler

  1. nauticalA vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a pair of paddle wheels positioned one on each side

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. Englishsidewheeler

From side + wheel + -er.

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Translations

French bateau à roues à aubes
  • bateau à roues à aubesTranslations
German Seitenradschiff, Seitenraddampfer
  • SeitenradschiffTranslations
  • SeitenraddampferTranslations
Polish bocznokołowiec
  • bocznokołowiecTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

sidewheeler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidewheeler

MLA

“sidewheeler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidewheeler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sidewheeler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidewheeler.

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