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sternwheel

/sturn-hweel, -weel/US // ˈstɜrn ʰwil, -ˌwil //

艉轮,艉轴轮,艉轴,舳舳

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Nautical.

    • : a paddle wheel at the stern of a vessel.

Examples

  • She was roused from it by the scream of a whistle, and the hoonch-hoonch of a sternwheel steamer.