Noun
a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels
Source: WordNetDrawing of a paddle steamer travelling the Murray at night, c.1880 The volume and value of river trade made Echuca Victoria's second port and in the decade from 1874 it underwent considerable expansion. Source: Internet
Nearly all equipment and railroad supplies would have to be initially be delivered to Omaha and Council Bluffs by paddle steamer up the Missouri River during the summer until rail connections to the east could be finished. Source: Internet
Trials with Smith's SS Archimedes led to the famous tug-of-war competition in 1845 between the screw-driven HMS Rattler and the paddle steamer HMS Alecto; the former pulling the latter backward at 2.5 knots (4.6 km/h). Source: Internet
They were laid by the Monarch, a paddle steamer which later became the first vessel with permanent cable-laying equipment. Source: Internet
The French destroyer Adroit was sunk on 21 May 1940, followed by the paddle steamer Crested Eagle on 28 May. Source: Internet
Water transport Mail steamer Mariposa casting off in Auckland in the 1880s, with a paddle steamer ferry in the front. Source: Internet