sidewheel

side·wheel

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyd-hweel, -weel]
- /ˈsaɪdˌʰwil, -ˌwil/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyd-hweel, -weel]
- /ˈsaɪdˌʰwil, -ˌwil/

Definitions of sidewheel word

noun sidewheel either of a pair of paddle wheels on the sides of a vessel. 1
adjective sidewheel having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat. 1
noun sidewheel one of the paddle wheels of a sidewheeler 0

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Origin of sidewheel

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35; side1 + wheel

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Parts of speech for Sidewheel

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sidewheel

sidewheel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% 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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