stern-wheel

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sturn hweel, weel]
- /stɜrn ʰwil, wil/
- /stɜːn wiːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sturn hweel, weel]
- /stɜrn ʰwil, wil/

Definition of stern-wheel word

adjective stern-wheel propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern. 1

Just one definition for stern-wheel

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Origin of stern-wheel

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Stern-wheel

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stern-wheel

stern-wheel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.