paddle wheel's Usage Examples:

An engine rotates the paddle wheel in the water to produce thrust, forward or backward as required.

A paddle wheel is a form of waterwheel or impeller in which a number of paddles are set around the periphery of the wheel.

human-powered watercraft propelled by the action of pedals turning a paddle wheel.

The paddle wheel of a pedalo is a smaller version of that used by a paddle steamer.

wings on the powered wheels propel the vehicle in a similar way to a paddle wheel.

side-wheels 32 feet in diameter with 8 foot buckets (the wooden blades of a paddle wheel).

Each rectangle contains a paddle wheel to make the water flow continuously around the circuit.

She served in the First World War and was of a paddle wheel design.

Rotation of the paddle wheel produces thrust, forward or backward as required.

More advanced paddle wheel designs have featured feathering.

engines, such as those used in lawnmowers, use a "slinger" (basically a paddle wheel) to perform the same function.

Paddle wheel flowmeters consist of three primary components: the paddle wheel sensor, the pipe fitting and the display/controller.

The paddle wheel sensor.

Synonyms:

paddle; paddle box; wheel; paddle-box; paddlewheel;

Antonyms:

ride; stay in place; walk;