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PRONUNCIATION OF PADDLE WHEEL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PADDLE WHEEL

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Paddle wheel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PADDLE WHEEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Paddle wheel

A paddle wheel is a form of waterwheel or impeller in which a number of paddles are set around the periphery of the wheel. It has several uses, some of which are: ▪ Very low-lift water pumping, such as flooding paddy fields at no more than about 0.5 m height above the water source. ▪ To move and mix algae culture in the raceway ponds used for algaculture. ▪ Propulsion of boats ▪ Low head hydro power ▪ Flow sensors ▪ Aerators The paddle wheel is an ancient invention but is still used today in a wide range of industrial and agriculture applications.

Definition of paddle wheel in the English dictionary

The definition of paddle wheel in the dictionary is a large wheel fitted with paddles, turned by an engine to propel a vessel on the water.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PADDLE WHEEL

padded bra
padded cell
padded shoulders
padder
paddies
padding
paddle
paddle boat
paddle one´s own canoe
paddle steamer
paddle worm
paddleball
paddleboard
paddlefish
paddler
paddling pool
paddock
paddock-basher
paddy
paddy field

WORDS THAT END LIKE PADDLE WHEEL

at the wheel
cartwheel
chain wheel
cogwheel
driving wheel
Ferris wheel
fifth wheel
flywheel
freewheel
heel
medicine wheel
pinwheel
ratchet wheel
rear wheel
spare wheel
spinning wheel
steering wheel
the wheel
thumbwheel
wheel
wire wheel

Synonyms and antonyms of paddle wheel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «paddle wheel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PADDLE WHEEL

Find out the translation of paddle wheel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of paddle wheel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paddle wheel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

明轮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rueda de paletas
570 millions of speakers

English

paddle wheel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चप्पू पहिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نواعير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гребного колеса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

roda de pás
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোতচালক্চক্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

roue à aubes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Roda dayung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schaufelrad
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パドルホイール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

패들 휠
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paddle wheel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bánh xe chèo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துடுப்பு சக்கர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅडल व्हील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kanatlı çark
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ruota a pale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koło łopatkowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гребного колеса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

roată cu zbaturi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πτερωτήν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scheprad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skovelhjul
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skovlhjul
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paddle wheel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PADDLE WHEEL»

The term «paddle wheel» is regularly used and occupies the 60.887 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PADDLE WHEEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «paddle wheel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «paddle wheel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about paddle wheel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PADDLE WHEEL»

Discover the use of paddle wheel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paddle wheel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The first Atlantic liners: seamanship in the age of paddle ...
Original logbooks help recreate the early days of steam and the first transatlantic lines.
Peter Allington, Basil Greenhill, 1997
2
Water Treatment Unit Processes: Physical and Chemical
n (rps) FIGURE 11.12 Sketch of paddle wheel flocculator showing terms used in mathematical development of design equations, (a) Side view sketch of paddle wheel, (b) Inset diagram showing drag force on a blade with velocity vb. wall to the ...
David W. Hendricks, 2006
3
Pond Aquaculture Water Quality Management
Boyd and Ahmad 11987) and Boyd and Stone 11988) tested several tractor- powered pump sprayer and paddle-wheel aerators for SOTR. Values ranged from 7.8 to 73.8 kg O:/h. The power applied to the aerator shaft was not measured . but a ...
Claude E. Boyd, C.S. Tucker, 1998
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The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette
Mr. Rennie calculates on saving the width of a paddle-wheel in two. The floats may be of any of the trapezoidal forms resulting from the bisection of a cone ; but Mr. Rennie prefers the par- ticularform'represented in the engravings, in which the ...
‎1840
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Environmental Pollution and Agriculture
Vertical pump, pump sprayer, propeller-aspirator-pump, paddle wheel and diffused-air aerators powered by electric motors or by take-offs from farm tractors are used widely to aerate aquaculture ponds. Performance tests suggested that ...
Arvind Kumar, 2002
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Yachting
T7075 HS-520 Paddle Wheel Yes Meter/Digital Opt. No Yes 300 HS-620 Doppler Effect Yes Meter/Digital Opt. No Yes 500 ATLANTIC MARINE lox 500 South Main, Mechanicirille, NY 12118 Sailing Data Computor Paddle Wheel Yes ...
7
Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the ...
Fourth Paddle-wheel Screw Screw Paddle-wheel Paddle-wheel Paddle-wheel Paddle-wheel Paddle-wheel .. . Schooner Paddle-wheel .. . Schooner » Paddle- wheel Sloop Paddle-wheel Iron-clad Sloop Screw Schooner Brig Paddle-wheel .
‎1863
8
The Mechanic's Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal and Gazette
2, no represents part of the paddle-wheel shaft ; a a a a the arms of the paddle- wheel connected together at their extremities by means of the rods p p p p, upon which the paddles, j j, turn ; the inward arms, a a, of the paddle- wheel, terminating ...
‎1839
9
English and French neutrality and the Anglo-French alliance ...
Fourth 2 128 Fourth Paddle-wheel 2 294 Fourth Paddle-wheel 3 60 Fourth 2 100 Third.. 2 614 First... 52 3,425 Fourth Paddle-wheel 2 133 Fourth Paddle-wheel 4 80 Fourth Paddle-wheel 7 513 Fourth Paddle-wheel 6 376 Fourth Paddle-wheel  ...
Charles Brandon Boynton, 1864
10
THE MECHANICS' MAGAZINE, MUSEUM, REGISTER, JOURNAL AND ...
2, » o represents part of the paddle-wheel shaft ; a a a a the arms of the paddle- wheel connected together at their extremities by means of the rods p p p p, upon which the paddles, j j, turn ; the inward arms, a a, of the paddle- wheel, ...
‎1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PADDLE WHEEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paddle wheel is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Grant's Getaways: Oregon's floating museum
... to move 26-inch steel pistons that push two nine-feet long connecting rods that make the gigantic 25-foot paddle wheel go round and round. «kgw.com, Jul 15»
2
Wagner: Celebrating history lets us move forward
“Yesterday we brought a special boat up the river with a big paddle wheel in the back,” Wagner said, showing the American flag from the coal ... «Sunbury Daily Item, Jul 15»
3
Fire on Clear Lake paddle wheel boat forces evacuation of about …
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — About 100 people were evacuated safely when a fire broke out on a paddle wheel boat on Clear Lake. The Globe ... «Daily Journal, Jul 15»
4
Mississippi River cruises planned
Bid farewell to summer with a sightseeing cruise on The Spirit of Peoria, an authentic paddle wheel driven riverboat. Lunch, dinner and ... «The Edwardsville Intelligencer, Jul 15»
5
Silt forces riverboat to leave Fredericksburg for Richmond
The “City of Fredericksburg,” which has a paddle wheel and two decks, is now operating out of Richmond's Rocketts Landing on the James ... «Fredericksburg.com, Jul 15»
6
Vintage photos: Gulf Shores native remembers Mr. Posey and the …
"I remember Mr. Posey and rode the Iron Pony many times at his small zoo in Gulf Shores," Lambeth shared via email. "He had paddle wheel ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
7
Cordova Apartments Fetch $17.5 Million
... the 289-unit apartment complex at 9940 Paddle Wheel Drive in Cordova from USA Houston Levee DST, according to a July 9 warranty deed. «Memphis Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Richard M. Kastendieck, attorney
He took pride in building stone walls at the home and maintaining the pool with a working paddle wheel. He last visited the summer house in ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
9
Alums preserve artist's legacy, keep history alive
... churches, gristmills, covered bridges, railroads, vineyards, lighthouses, trains, paddle wheel vessels and sailboats dotting a vista stretching ... «The Star Beacon, Jul 15»
10
BRANT COUNTY: Dedication ceremony will be held July 26 in …
... the site Newport and it became a shipping port, offering passenger service to Buffalo on the Red Jacket and Queen paddle wheel steamers. «Brantford Expositor, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Paddle wheel [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/paddle-wheel>. May 2024 ».
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