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paddle-wheel

pad·dle-wheel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pad-l hweel, weel]
    • /ˈpæd l ʰwil, wil/
    • /ˈpæd.l̩ wiːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pad-l hweel, weel]
    • /ˈpæd l ʰwil, wil/

Definition of paddle-wheel word

  • noun paddle-wheel a wheel for propelling a ship, having a number of paddles entering the water more or less perpendicularly. 1

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Origin of paddle-wheel

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85

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Parts of speech for Paddle-wheel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

paddle-wheel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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