SIDEWHEEL

Etymology

Noun

sidewheel (plural sidewheels)

(nautical) One of a pair of paddle wheels positioned one each side of a vessel

Source: Wiktionary


Side"-wheel`, a.

Definition: Having a paddle wheel on each side; -- said of steam vessels; as, a side-wheel steamer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 November 2024

AWRY

(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”


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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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