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paddlewheel

/ˈpæd.əl.wiːl/

Traducción: Rueda grande con paletas que, al girar, impulsa una embarcación; típica de los barcos de vapor, puede estar situada lateralmente o en la popa.

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/ˈpæd.əl.wiːl/C1formal
  • esRueda grande con paletas que, al girar, impulsa una embarcación; típica de los barcos de vapor, puede estar situada lateralmente o en la popa.

A large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine, used to propel a boat.

  1. Boat propulsion wheelB2formal

    A large wheel with flat blades (paddles) attached to its rim, turned by a steam engine to move a boat through water.

    esRueda de paletas

    • The old steamboat was powered by a large paddlewheel at its stern.
    • Paddlewheels were a common sight on rivers in the 19th century.
    • The engine turned the paddlewheel, churning the water and pushing the boat forward.
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  • paddlewheels plural form
  • paddlewheels' possessive plural form
  • paddlewheel's possessive singular form