sidewheeler
Paddle-driven steamboat
A sidewheeler is a steamboat propelled by paddle wheels mounted on its sides rather than at the stern.
These vessels dominated American river traffic in the 19th century, particularly on the Mississippi: The sidewheeler churned upstream toward St. Louis.
The design offered stability in shallow waters but made the boats wider and more vulnerable to damage.
Engine-powered watercraft
- paddleboatFoot-driven recreational boat
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- steamshipBoiler-propelled water vessel
- ferryboatVessel for short crossings
packet · showboat · sternwheeler · towboat · watercraft · houseboat · flatboat · keelboat
Rotating blades propelling vessels
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- churnAgitate cream into butter
rotation · spoke · revolution · turning · slap · spray · wake · foam
Heated water's gaseous form
- engineMachine producing motion
- boilerWater-heating vessel
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
- fireboxFuel-burning enclosure
piston · cylinder · crankshaft · horsepower · furnace · stoker · pressure · exhaust
steamboat
Engine-powered watercraft
- paddleboatFoot-driven recreational boat
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- steamshipBoiler-propelled water vessel
ferryboat · packet · showboat · sternwheeler · towboat · watercraft · houseboat · flatboat · keelboat · barge
paddlewheel
Rotating blades propelling vessels
churn · rotation · spoke · revolution · turning · slap · spray · wake · foam · thrust
steam
Heated water's gaseous form
firebox · piston · cylinder · crankshaft · horsepower · furnace · stoker · pressure · exhaust · drive
Mississippi
Southern state or major river
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
- HudsonMajor northeastern river
- MissouriMidwestern state, major river
Thames · Rhine · Danube · Nile · Ganges · tributary · channel · current · navigation · shoal
antique
Old valued collectible
- historicOf lasting significance
- nineteenth-centuryThe years 1801-1900
- VictorianOf a prim era
nostalgic · heritage · bygone · classic · restored · preservation · museum · relic · period · Americana
- boat toursboat tour, river cruise, boat cruise, river cruises, harbor tour
- steamboatssteamboat, riverboat, paddlewheel, paddleboat, paddle steamer
- steamshipssteamship, steamboat, paddle steamer, paddleboat, paddlewheel
- Civil War Navalgunboat, Union blockade, blockade runners, naval battle, blockade running
- Civil War ShipsMonitor, Merrimack, Virginia, ironclads, monitors
sidewheelersailing ship
Wind-propelled ocean vessel
sailboat · motorboat · sailing vessel · rowboat · galley