paddlewheels
Steamboat rotating blades
Paddlewheels are large wheels fitted with boards or paddles around their circumference, mounted on the sides or stern of a boat.
As the wheel rotates, the paddles push against the water to propel the vessel forward.
Paddlewheel steamboats dominated American river transportation in the 19th century: The old paddlewheeler churned up the Mississippi.
Also spelled as two words: paddle wheels.
Southern state or major river
- steamshipBoiler-propelled water vessel
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- showboatOstentatious attention-seeker
- calliopePressurized pipe instrument
Mark Twain · pilothouse · stateroom · deckhand · gangplank · riverfront · antebellum · sternwheeler
Force driving movement forward
- rotationTurning on an axis
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- bearingsAwareness of one's position
blades · buckets · axle · torque · hydraulics · mechanics · thrust · gearbox
Southern state or major river
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- bayouMarshy, slow-moving waterway
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- currentDirected flow of charge
upstream · downstream · channel · riverbank · muddy · catfish · floodplain · tributary
Quality from past eras
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bygoneOf earlier times
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
classic · historical · timeless · tradition · Americana · Victorian · keepsake · memorabilia
Mississippi
Southern state or major river
- steamshipBoiler-propelled water vessel
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- showboatOstentatious attention-seeker
Mark Twain · calliope · pilothouse · stateroom · deckhand · gangplank · riverfront · antebellum · sternwheeler · sidewheeler
propulsion
Force driving movement forward
bearings · blades · buckets · axle · torque · hydraulics · mechanics · thrust · gearbox · coupling
Mississippi
Southern state or major river
current · upstream · downstream · channel · riverbank · muddy · catfish · floodplain · tributary · barge
vintage
Quality from past eras
old-fashioned · classic · historical · timeless · tradition · Americana · Victorian · keepsake · memorabilia · sepia
paddlewheelspropellers
Spinning blades creating thrust
jet propulsion · water jets · hydrojet · outboard motors · sails
paddlewheelsnuclear propulsion
Movement powered by reactors
gas turbines · diesel engines · electric motors · fuel cells