stern wheel
Boat's back paddle
A stern wheel is a large paddle wheel mounted at the rear of a boat, used for propulsion.
Stern-wheelers were common on American rivers in the 19th century, where their shallow draft allowed navigation of waters too shallow for other vessels: The stern wheel churned through the muddy Mississippi.
- paddlewheelRotating blades propelling vessels
- paddle steamerSteam-powered watercraft with rotating blades
- paddle boatPedal-driven recreational vessel
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- steamboatEngine-powered watercraft
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