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Meaning of sternwheeler | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a single paddle wheel positioned at the stern

Examples

“Williams's steamboat crossed paths with a boat that was at the start of its voyage upstream, a long, boxy sternwheeler with a funnel and pilothouse on its top deck.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

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