paddle box

noun

paddle box

noun

1

Nautical, Transport An enclosed structure around a paddlewheel.

As these [paddle] steamers have not the usual paddle boxes with vents, they look like modern screw steamers, and their good looks are improved by their two masts.1939 June, G. W. Tripp, “The Modern Railway Steamer”, in Railway Magazine, page 397:

Synonyms: wheelhouse

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