Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sternwheeler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stern-wheel-er
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a single paddle wheel positioned at the stern

Example Sentences

"Williams's steamboat crossed paths with a boat that was at the start of its voyage upstream, a long, boxy sternwheeler with a funnel and pilothouse on its top deck."

Etymology

Etymology tree English stern Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English sternwheel Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sternwheeler From sternwheel + -er.

Inflected Forms

sternwheelers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sidewheeler

Questions

What does sternwheeler mean?: A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a single paddle wheel positioned at the stern
Where does sternwheeler come from?: Etymology tree English stern Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English sternwheel Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sternwheeler From sternwheel + -er.

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