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Definition of paddle steamer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a paddle steamer

paddle steamer

noun

paddle steamer pronunciation English

paddle steamer pronunciation American

(British English) (also paddleboat North American English, British English)

an old-fashioned type of boat driven by steam and moved forward by a large wheel or wheels at the side