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The paddle wheel is a device for converting between rotary motion of a shaft and linear motion of a fluid. In the linear-to-rotary direction, it is placed in a fluid stream to convert the linear motion of the fluid into rotation of the wheel. Such a rotation can be used as a source of power, or as an indication of the speed of flow.
Propeller walk (also known as propeller effect, wheeling effect, paddle wheel effect, asymmetric thrust, asymmetric blade effect, transverse thrust, prop walk) is the term for a propeller's tendency to rotate about a vertical axis (also known as yaw motion). The rotation is in addition to the forward or backward acceleration.
Early 20th-century slang term for a vessel's radio operator, so-called because he repeatedly struck a brass key on his transmitter to broadcast in Morse code. breachway 1. The shore along a channel. 2. The whole area around the place where a channel meets the ocean. break bulk cargo. Also breakbulk cargo.
The term "paddle" can also be used to describe objects of similar shapes or functions: A rotating set of paddle boards known as a paddle wheel is used to propel a steamboat or paddle steamer. In a number of racquet sports (e.g. ping-pong and paddle ball), a "paddle" or "bat" is a short, solid racket used to strike a ball.
Marines sometimes are thought by seamen to be rather gullible, hence the phrase "tell it to the marines", meaning that one does not believe what is being said. 2. An alternative term for a navy, uncommon in English but common in other languages. 3. Of or pertaining to the sea (e.g. marine biology, marine insurance, marine salvage). 4.
(slang) the beer Stella Artois (perh. also related to "A Streetcar Named Desire") (wife beater) one who beats up his wife a sleeveless shirt (such as that worn by Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire") *(also Scotland) wing (vehicles) panel of a car that encloses the wheel area (US: fender) apparatus used to create lift in aeronautics
Paddle boat may refer to: Paddle steamer or paddleboat, a boat propelled by a paddle wheel; Pedalo, a boat propelled by pedalling with the feet; A paddlecraft, i.e. a human-powered watercraft which is propelled using handheld paddles, such as a canoe or kayak
A paddle-wheel is a device used to transmit the power produced by the steam engine of the vessel to the surrounding water. The wheel functions by using buckets or paddles attached to the circumference of a rotating wheel that displace water with their movement, ultimately propelling the ship forward.