sidewheel
Lateral paddle mechanism
A sidewheel is a paddle wheel mounted on the side of a boat, as opposed to a single wheel at the stern.
Sidewheel steamers dominated American rivers in the 19th century, their twin wheels churning the water on either flank.
As an adjective, sidewheel describes such vessels: a sidewheel riverboat, sidewheel ferries.
Rotating blades propelling vessels
- paddle steamerSteam-powered watercraft with rotating blades
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- steamshipBoiler-propelled water vessel
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
Mississippi · excursion · cruise · passenger · captain · pilot · deck · hull
Turning on an axis
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
axle · torque · propulsion · thrust · displacement · draft · efficiency · splashing
Before a war's start
- Victorian eraBritain under its longest-reigning queen
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- ReconstructionPost-1865 national reunification period
- gilded ageFlashy era hiding corruption
Mark Twain · industrial revolution · cotton trade · plantation era · gold rush · westward expansion · heritage · preservation
Watercraft with gambling facilities
- dinner cruiseMeal aboard moving vessel
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- floatingStaying atop liquid
charter · entertainment · gambling · music · jazz · calliope · promenade · observation deck
paddlewheel
Rotating blades propelling vessels
- paddle steamerSteam-powered watercraft with rotating blades
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- steamshipBoiler-propelled water vessel
propulsion · Mississippi · excursion · cruise · passenger · captain · pilot · deck · hull · stern
rotation
Turning on an axis
shaft · axle · torque · propulsion · thrust · displacement · draft · efficiency · splashing · revolution
antebellum
Before a war's start
- Victorian eraBritain under its longest-reigning queen
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- ReconstructionPost-1865 national reunification period
Mark Twain · gilded age · industrial revolution · cotton trade · plantation era · gold rush · westward expansion · heritage · preservation · restoration
casino boat
Watercraft with gambling facilities
- dinner cruiseMeal aboard moving vessel
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- tourismLeisure travel sector
floating · charter · entertainment · gambling · music · jazz · calliope · promenade · observation deck · sunset cruise
- boat propulsionpropeller, oar, sail, paddle, outboard motor
sidewheelsternwheel
Rear-mounted vessel propulsion
stern-wheeler · sternwheeler · jet propulsion · outboard motor · sail