paddle wheeler
Wheel-propelled boat
A paddle wheeler is a boat or ship propelled by large paddle wheels mounted on the sides or stern.
These vessels dominated American river commerce in the 19th century, particularly on the Mississippi: We took a dinner cruise on an old paddle wheeler.
The term evokes a romanticized era of riverboat gambling and Southern hospitality.
Rear-paddle propelled vessel
- showboatOstentatious attention-seeker
- steamboatEngine-powered watercraft
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- sidewheelerBoat propelled by side-mounted wheels
paddleboat · flatboat · keelboat · ferry · towboat · houseboat · barge · excursion boat
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- VictorianOf a prim era
- NatchezMississippi River city
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
gilded age · riverboat gambling · jazz · Dixieland · Southern · plantation · tourism · restoration
Water-heating vessel
- smokestackIndustrial exhaust column
- fireboxFuel-burning enclosure
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
steam engine · pressure · piston · cylinder · valve · whistle · engineer · stoker
Southern state or major river
- MissouriMidwestern state, major river
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
- channelPassage for transmission
- currentDirected flow of charge
shallow draft · navigation · levee · landing · wharf · dock · port · riverbank
Rotating blades propelling vessels
- waterwheelRiver-powered rotating mechanism
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
rotation · churning · wake · thrust · draft · displacement · horsepower · shaft
sternwheeler
Rear-paddle propelled vessel
- showboatOstentatious attention-seeker
- steamboatEngine-powered watercraft
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
sidewheeler · paddleboat · flatboat · keelboat · ferry · towboat · houseboat · barge · excursion boat · packet boat
Mark Twain
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- VictorianOf a prim era
- NatchezMississippi River city
nostalgia · gilded age · riverboat gambling · jazz · Dixieland · Southern · plantation · tourism · restoration · museum
boiler
Water-heating vessel
- smokestackIndustrial exhaust column
- fireboxFuel-burning enclosure
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
furnace · steam engine · pressure · piston · cylinder · valve · whistle · engineer · stoker · fuel
Mississippi
Southern state or major river
- MissouriMidwestern state, major river
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
- channelPassage for transmission
current · shallow draft · navigation · levee · landing · wharf · dock · port · riverbank · sandbar
paddlewheel
Rotating blades propelling vessels
- waterwheelRiver-powered rotating mechanism
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- bladeFlat cutting edge
splash · rotation · churning · wake · thrust · draft · displacement · horsepower · shaft · axle
- Riverboat Gamblingriverboat casino, floating casino, poker, blackjack, roulette
- steamboatssteamboat, riverboat, paddlewheel, paddleboat, sternwheeler
- vintage vehiclesantique car, classic car, vintage car, Model T, Model A
paddle wheelernuclear submarine
Reactor-driven underwater warship
hydrofoil · hovercraft · container ship · aircraft carrier · speedboat
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