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Англо-русский словарь технических терминов. 2005.
paddle wheel
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Paddle wheel — Paddle Pad dle, n. [See {Paddle}, v. i.] 1. An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats. [1913 Webster] 2. The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made; hence,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paddle wheel — paddle wheel, adj. a wheel for propelling a ship, having a number of paddles entering the water more or less perpendicularly. [1675 85] * * * ▪ ship part method of ship propulsion that was once widely employed but is now almost entirely… … Universalium
paddle-wheel — (n.) also paddlewheel, 1805, from PADDLE (Cf. paddle) (n.) + WHEEL (Cf. wheel) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
paddle wheel — ► NOUN ▪ a large steam driven wheel with paddles round its circumference, attached to the side or stern of a ship and propelling the ship by its rotation … English terms dictionary
paddle wheel — n. a wheel with paddles set at right angles about its circumference for propelling a steamboat … English World dictionary
Paddle wheel — A paddle wheel (also called side wheel or stern wheel) is a large wheel fitted with paddles which is used to propel a boat. Paddle wheels powered by steam engines were the means of propulsion for the paddle steamers of the nineteenth century when … Wikipedia
paddle-wheel — See paddle wheel. * * * … Universalium
paddle wheel — noun a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat • Syn: ↑paddlewheel • Hypernyms: ↑wheel • Part Meronyms: ↑paddle, ↑paddle box, ↑paddle box * * * noun, pl ⋯ wheels … Useful english dictionary
paddle wheel — noun A large wheel, fitted with paddles, used to propel a vessel (especially a paddle steamer) … Wiktionary
paddle wheel — pad′dle wheel art at paganize n. naut. navig. a wheel for propelling a ship, having a number of paddles entering the water more or less perpendicularly • Etymology: 1675–85 … From formal English to slang
paddle wheel — noun Date: 1685 a wheel with paddles around its circumference used to propel a boat … New Collegiate Dictionary
