paddle-box C2+ Topic:Transportation US /ˈpædəlˌbɑːks/ UK /ˈpædəlˌbɒks/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun nautical: the protective housing over the upper part of a paddle wheel on a steamship The skiff slipped silently past the wreck's paddle-box. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · nautical: the protective... paddle-wheel housingsponson box Word family Related forms paddle wheelsteamboatsponson Etymology A compound of paddle + box. On a paddle steamer, the boxlike casing shields the upper arc of the wheel and limits spray. Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # paddle-box **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpædəlˌbɑːks/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpædəlˌbɒks/ ## Meanings 1. nautical: the protective housing over the upper part of a paddle wheel on a steamship ## Examples - The skiff slipped silently past the wreck's paddle-box. ## Synonyms - paddle-wheel housing - sponson box ## Related Forms - paddle wheel - steamboat - sponson ## Etymology A compound of paddle + box. On a paddle steamer, the boxlike casing shields the upper arc of the wheel and limits spray. ## Topics - Transportation markdown