paddle box
English
editNoun
editpaddle box (plural paddle boxes)
- (nautical) An enclosed structure around a paddlewheel.
- 1939 June, G. W. Tripp, “The Modern Railway Steamer”, in Railway Magazine, page 397:
- As these [paddle] steamers have not the usual paddle boxes with vents, they look like modern screw steamers, and their good looks are improved by their two masts.
Synonyms
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editstructure around paddlewheel
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References
edit- “paddle-box”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.