paddle steamer中文什么意思

明轮船。

• paddle:     paddle2 vi. ...
• steamer:    n. 1.汽船，轮船。 2.蒸汽汽车 ...
• paddle steamer, paddle boat:    明轮船

英文释义

名词

1. a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels
   同义词：paddle-wheeler

百科释义

A paddle steamer is a steamship or riverboat, powered by a steam engine, using paddle wheels to propel it through the water. In antiquity, Paddle wheelers followed the development of poles, oars and sails, where the first uses were wheelers driven by animals or humans.