English definition of Stern-wheel

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Definition of stern-wheel

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Sternway (n.) The movement of a ship backward, or with her stern foremost..

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Sterquilinous :: Stern-wheeler (n.) A steamboat having a stern wheel instead of side wheels.

Wheeler :: Wheeler (n.) A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by paddle wheels; -- used chiefly in the terms side-wheeler and stern-wheeler.

Stern-wheeler :: Stern-wheel (a.) Having a paddle wheel at the stern; as, a stern-wheel steamer..