外がい車しゃ船せん

noun

paddle steamer

A steamship propelled by paddle wheels. This is a technical or historical term; in modern contexts, 外輪船 (がいりんせん) is more common.

• 19世せい紀きには外がい車しゃ船せんが多おおくの河か川せんで運うん航こうされていた。

  In the 19th century, paddle steamers operated on many rivers.