sternwheeler

English

Etymology

From sternwheel +‎ -er.

Noun

sternwheeler (plural sternwheelers)

1. (nautical) A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a single paddle wheel positioned at the stern
   • 1998, Adam Hochschild, King Leopold's Ghost, Pan, published 2012, page 140:

     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.

See also

• sidewheeler