sternwheeler

1. 1.

   a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern

   Broaderpaddle steamer

Other forms of sternwheeler

plural

sternwheelers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sternwheeler

What does sternwheeler mean?

sternwheeler means "a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern".

How many syllables are in sternwheeler?

sternwheeler has 3 syllables and divides as stern-whee-ler under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.