Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
paddle-wheeler is a noun meaning "a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels". It carries one recorded sense.
a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for paddle-wheeler come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.