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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stern-wheel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
stern-wheel
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Having a paddle wheel at the stern; as, a stern-wheel steamer .

Questions

What does stern-wheel mean?
Having a paddle wheel at the stern; as, a stern-wheel steamer .

How to pronounce stern-wheel

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