sternwheel
Boat's back paddle
A sternwheel is a large paddle wheel mounted at the stern of a boat, used for propulsion.
Sternwheel steamboats were the classic vessels of American rivers in the 19th century, their single rear-mounted wheel distinguishing them from sidewheelers: The sternwheel churned the muddy water as the boat pushed upstream.
Rotating blades propelling vessels
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- steamboatEngine-powered watercraft
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- thrustForceful forward motion
rotation · blades · buckets · shaft · horsepower · wake · churn · drive
Engine-powered watercraft
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- towboatVessel for pushing barges
- showboatOstentatious attention-seeker
- packetSmall sealed container
Natchez · paddle steamer · excursion boat · ferry · barge · flatboat · cruiser · workboat
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- Gilded AgeLate 1800s American prosperity
- frontierEdge of settlement
- paddlewheelerVessel propelled by rotating blades
calliope · captain · pilot · deckhand · roustabout · purser · boiler · smokestacks
paddlewheel
Rotating blades propelling vessels
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- steamboatEngine-powered watercraft
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
thrust · rotation · blades · buckets · shaft · horsepower · wake · churn · drive · waterwheel
steamboat
Engine-powered watercraft
- riverboatShallow-draft inland watercraft
- towboatVessel for pushing barges
- showboatOstentatious attention-seeker
packet · Natchez · paddle steamer · excursion boat · ferry · barge · flatboat · cruiser · workboat · heritage craft
Mark Twain
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- Gilded AgeLate 1800s American prosperity
- frontierEdge of settlement
paddlewheeler · calliope · captain · pilot · deckhand · roustabout · purser · boiler · smokestacks · pilothouse
Mississippi
Southern state or major river
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
- MissouriMidwestern state, major river
- SacramentoCalifornia seat of government
Columbia · Yukon · Amazon · Murray · navigation · sandbars · currents · snags · channels · tributaries
- boat propulsionpropeller, oar, sail, paddle, outboard motor
sternwheelpropeller
Rotating blades creating thrust
jet propulsion · outboard motor · sail · oar