paddle steamer
Wheel-driven vessel
A paddle steamer is a boat or ship propelled by large paddle wheels mounted on the sides or stern.
Steam engines turn the wheels, whose blades push against the water.
Paddle steamers dominated river transport in the 19th century, particularly on the Mississippi: We took a paddle steamer from New Orleans to Memphis.
Most surviving examples operate as tourist attractions.
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