外がい輪りん船せん

noun

paddle steamer; paddle wheel ship

A steamship propelled by large paddle wheels on the sides or stern. Often associated with historical vessels on rivers and lakes.

• ミシシッピ川がわには今いまも外がい輪りん船せんが運うん航こうしている。

  Paddle steamers still operate on the Mississippi River.

• 外がい輪りん船せんは19世せい紀きの交こう通つう手しゅ段だんとして重じゅう要ようだった。

  Paddle steamers were an important means of transportation in the 19th century.