side-wheeler
Laterally propelled vessel
A side-wheeler is a steamboat propelled by paddle wheels mounted on its sides rather than at the stern.
These vessels dominated American river travel in the 19th century: The side-wheeler churned up the Mississippi.
The term distinguishes them from stern-wheelers, which have a single paddle wheel at the rear.
Rotating blades propelling vessels
- steamshipBoiler-propelled water vessel
- steamboatEngine-powered watercraft
- sternwheelerRear-paddle propelled vessel
- paddle steamerSteam-powered watercraft with rotating blades
riverboat · ferry · showboat · excursion boat · packet boat · towboat · hull · bow
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- cotton tradeExchange of fiber crop
- New OrleansLouisiana's largest city
St. Louis · Natchez · Memphis · Delta · bayou · showboat · gambler · calliope
Lateral paddle mechanism
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- splasherOne who scatters water
- sponsonHull's side extension
feathering · steam engine · boiler · piston rod · crankshaft · flywheel · firebox · coal
One who steers aircraft
- helmsmanOne who navigates vessels
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
- rudderPivoting stern blade
- channelPassage for transmission
shoal · sandbar · snag · river bend · landing · wharf · levee · dock
Of a prim era
- nineteenth centuryYears 1801-1900
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
- ClermontPioneering American steamboat
- freight transportCommercial movement of goods
Civil War · commerce · decline · railroad · obsolescence · preservation · museum · restoration
paddlewheel
Rotating blades propelling vessels
- steamshipBoiler-propelled water vessel
- steamboatEngine-powered watercraft
- sternwheelerRear-paddle propelled vessel
paddle steamer · riverboat · ferry · showboat · excursion boat · packet boat · towboat · hull · bow · stern
Mark Twain
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- cotton tradeExchange of fiber crop
New Orleans · St. Louis · Natchez · Memphis · Delta · bayou · showboat · gambler · calliope · jazz
sidewheel
Lateral paddle mechanism
sponson · feathering · steam engine · boiler · piston rod · crankshaft · flywheel · firebox · coal · stoker
pilot
One who steers aircraft
channel · shoal · sandbar · snag · river bend · landing · wharf · levee · dock · mooring
Victorian
Of a prim era
- nineteenth centuryYears 1801-1900
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
- ClermontPioneering American steamboat
freight transport · Civil War · commerce · decline · railroad · obsolescence · preservation · museum · restoration · replica
- steamboatssteamboat, riverboat, paddlewheel, paddleboat, paddle steamer
- steamshipssteamship, steamboat, paddle steamer, paddleboat, paddlewheel
- boatsboat, ship, canoe, kayak, yacht