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Preferred term

Paddle steamers  

Definition

  • Steam-powered watercraft propelled by a pair of paddle wheels mounted amidships or by a single paddle wheel at the stern; developed late 18th c. [AAT 94]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • PADDLE-WHEELERS
  • PADDLE WHEEL STEAMERS
  • Riverboats, paddle steamers
  • Side-wheelers
  • STEAMBOATS, PADDLE STEAMERS
  • STEAMERS, PADDLE
  • Stern-wheelers

Notation

  • 113202

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-JL91FHR1-K

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