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Paddlewheel is an English word with synonyms like wheel. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Paddlewheel in a sentence

Paddlewheel meaning

  1. A large wheel fitted with thick slats, turned by an engine and used to propel a boat.
  2. A boat propelled by a paddlewheel.

Synonyms of Paddlewheel

paddle wheel wheel

Related words

Other words often associated with Paddlewheel or its synonyms:

machine rack bike helm bicycle force cycle handwheel

Using Paddlewheel

  • The main meaning on this page is: A large wheel fitted with thick slats, turned by an engine and used to propel a boat. | A boat propelled by a paddlewheel.
  • Useful related words include: paddle wheel, wheel.
  • In the example corpus, paddlewheel often appears in combinations such as: the paddlewheel, paddlewheel to.

Context around Paddlewheel

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

park 1× graveyard 1× experiment 1× steamboat 1×

Sentence patterns with Paddlewheel

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cause the paddlewheel to rotate 2× afternoon on paddlewheel park 1× including the paddlewheel experiment which 1× king a paddlewheel steamboat which 1× over the paddlewheel as it 1× rush the paddlewheel graveyard and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a houseboat caught 1× by contrast if 1× in 1849 joule 1× intuitively if we 1× learn about the 1× the delta king 1×

Common sentence endings:

in the 1850s 1× negative z direction 1× of dawson city 1× old sacramento riverfront 1× on paddlewheel park 1× positive z direction 1×

Words around Paddlewheel

Just before it in the word index:

paddles 67 paddlers 59 paddler 22 paddlefish 5 paddled 38 paddleboards 16

Just after it in the word index:

paddling 132 paddock 176 paddocks 33 paddockwood 2 paddon 8 paddy 464

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdali 10 abdelfattah 10 abdulazeez 10 abella 10 abels 10 abfa 10

Corpus analysis for Paddlewheel

  • In this selection, "paddlewheel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, park, graveyard and experiment stand out and add context to how "paddlewheel" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cause the paddlewheel to rotate and afternoon on paddlewheel park. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "paddlewheel" sits close to words such as abdali, abdelfattah and abdulazeez, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with paddlewheel

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A houseboat caught fire early Tuesday afternoon on Paddlewheel Park. (10 words)

Learn about the Yukon First Nation based in Dawson City, the village of Moosehide, the history of the gold rush, the paddlewheel graveyard and the story of Dawson City. (29 words)

This new method of propulsion was an improvement over the paddlewheel as it was not so affected by either ship motions or changes in draft as the vessel burned coal. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

By contrast, if we look at a point on the left and placed a small paddle wheel there, the larger "current" on its left side would cause the paddlewheel to rotate counterclockwise, which corresponds to a curl in the positive z direction. (42 words)

The Delta King, a paddlewheel steamboat which for eighteen months lay on the bottom of the San Francisco Bay, was refurbished and now boasts a hotel, a restaurant, and two different theaters for nightlife along the Old Sacramento riverfront. (39 words)

Intuitively, if we placed a small paddle wheel there, the larger "current" on its right side would cause the paddlewheel to rotate clockwise, which corresponds to a curl in the negative z direction. (33 words)

Example sentences (7)

A houseboat caught fire early Tuesday afternoon on Paddlewheel Park.

Learn about the Yukon First Nation based in Dawson City, the village of Moosehide, the history of the gold rush, the paddlewheel graveyard and the story of Dawson City.

By contrast, if we look at a point on the left and placed a small paddle wheel there, the larger "current" on its left side would cause the paddlewheel to rotate counterclockwise, which corresponds to a curl in the positive z direction.

In 1849, Joule published results from his series of experiments (including the paddlewheel experiment) which show that heat is a form of energy, a fact that was accepted in the 1850s.

Intuitively, if we placed a small paddle wheel there, the larger "current" on its right side would cause the paddlewheel to rotate clockwise, which corresponds to a curl in the negative z direction.

The Delta King, a paddlewheel steamboat which for eighteen months lay on the bottom of the San Francisco Bay, was refurbished and now boasts a hotel, a restaurant, and two different theaters for nightlife along the Old Sacramento riverfront.

This new method of propulsion was an improvement over the paddlewheel as it was not so affected by either ship motions or changes in draft as the vessel burned coal.

Common combinations with paddlewheel

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "paddlewheel" in a sentence?
An example: "A houseboat caught fire early Tuesday afternoon on Paddlewheel Park." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "paddlewheel" from authentic English texts.
What does "paddlewheel" mean?
Paddlewheel means: A large wheel fitted with thick slats, turned by an engine and used to propel a boat.
What are synonyms of "paddlewheel"?
Common synonyms of "paddlewheel" include: paddle wheel, wheel.
How many example sentences with "paddlewheel" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "paddlewheel", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.