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- noun nautical A
vessel (especially apaddle steamer ) propelled by a pair ofpaddle wheels positioned one on each side
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Examples
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I love the look of a classic antebellum steamboat, and the artist here actually got it right and gave me a sidewheeler, not a sternwheeler.
Some Pretty Pictures grrm 2010
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There was also an armed sidewheeler at point C and also point E on the map above – with some serious high caliber guns.
Ironclad Action: Get the Lousiana! at Cold Wars 2010 « Third Point of Singularity 2010
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Jim pointed out that many ships plied the waters 50 years ago, including the SS District of Columbia, which made overnight trips to Norfolk, and an ex-Hudson River sidewheeler named the SS Bear Mountain.
A confluence of comments on vessels that plied the Potomac John Kelly 2010
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Jim pointed out that many ships plied the waters 50 years ago, including the SS District of Columbia, which made overnight trips to Norfolk, and an ex-Hudson River sidewheeler named the SS Bear Mountain.
A confluence of comments on vessels that plied the Potomac John Kelly 2010
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I love the look of a classic antebellum steamboat, and the artist here actually got it right and gave me a sidewheeler, not a sternwheeler.
Wolves in the Night grrm 2010
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Jim pointed out that many ships plied the waters 50 years ago, including the SS District of Columbia, which made overnight trips to Norfolk, and an ex-Hudson River sidewheeler named the SS Bear Mountain.
A confluence of comments on vessels that plied the Potomac John Kelly 2010
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The sidewheeler was as modem a steamship as any, but she was still a ship, one that would soon put to sea.
The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006
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One link at a time, they brought up the heavy chain and anchor that had held the sidewheeler in place.
The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006
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Mount Pensacola was smoking when the sidewheeler passed it near sunset.
The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006
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Most of the time, though, the sidewheeler might have been alone on the ocean.
The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006
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