paddlewheel

• Roda grande com pás ou palhetas, geralmente movida por motor ou vapor, usada para impulsionar embarcações.

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.

   Roda de pás

   • 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.