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paddle wheel a large wheel fitted with paddles, turned by an engine to propel a vessel on the water paddle wheel [′pad·əl ‚wēl] (mechanical engineering) A device used to propel shallow-draft vessels, consisting of a wheel with paddles or floats on its circumference, the wheel rotating in a plane parallel to the ship's length. A wheel with paddles used to move leather in a processing vat. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When the experimenters shone a specific wavelength of ultraviolet light on the motor, it spun like a paddlewheel and pushed the car forward along a gold surface. The Queen Mary Riverboat made her turn at the mighty crescent, hugging the shore with her paddlewheel kicking up the water like hot popcorn. [We] approached the design with the objective of giving the playstructure the look of a paddlewheel boat, but also have a high degree of play value," says Eickhoff. |
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