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• n  a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat

• As the "paddlewheel satellite" tumbled through space at 171 revolutions per minute, 8,000 solar cells in the 20-inch-square vanes picked up the sun's energy to charge the .

• paddle wheel

News & Articles

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• The Southern Gardener: Keep tradition alive with classic Southern gardens
  One of my proudest part-time jobs is being a garden lecturer on the fabulous Memphis-based American Queen, the only authentic overnight steam-powered paddlewheel boat in the country.
  June 14, 2013 - Memphis Commercial Appeal

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• Kit Bond in Environment News Service
  Bond said the current water transportation system, was "designed for paddlewheel boats" and was supposed to last 50 years, but it is nearly 70 years old.