| 单词 | paddle steamer |
| 例句 | After a mile I spot my destination: three stern-wheel paddle steamers abandoned on the gravel bank above the river. The ultimate hike: three tasters of Canada’s Great Trail 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z Time things right and you can catch the Waverley paddle steamer back upriver to Tower Bridge. The best travel discoveries of 2017 – chosen by Guardian writers 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z For my voyage, I waited for one of the paddle steamers, which date from the belle époque. Lake Geneva as Shelley and Byron Knew It 2011-05-27T19:00:27Z But at the harbour we watched a paddle steamer pull out slowly into the massive expanse of what we now felt was "our" river as the sun set. Mississippi yearning 2010-12-04T00:05:15Z It sees Keaton jumping between paddle steamers, and being tossed in the air by a storm created by gallons of water and six high-powered wind machines. The silent-era film stars who risked life and limb doing their own film stunts 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z He promised or threatened to return with more ships, and the scroll opens with the horizon ominously crowded with black ships, including paddle steamers which clearly fascinated the Japanese artists. British Museum snaps up 50ft Japanese scroll 2013-04-02T14:38:48Z "It's very evocative and quite, quite weepy," Priestley's step-son said, listening to JB's first Postscript, and it was, focusing on the role of paddle steamers at Dunkirk. Archive On 4 ? Priestley's Postscripts 2010-05-24T05:45:00Z Locke got his first big break in 2000 with an installation at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum titled “Hemmed in Two,” a sprawling cardboard structure like a ruined paddle steamer crossed with a Mughal palace. Bright Colors, Dark Subjects: Hew Locke’s Unsettling Pageant 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Along with Royal Navy ships, civilian craft—yachts, lifeboats, motorboats, paddle steamers, and fishing boats—joined the rescue effort. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A photo of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, shows paddle steamers moored at the end of the pier bringing in visitors. England's 20th Century coastal communities seen from above 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z That weekend, Neill drove the teenager to Glasgow to see the legendary paddle steamer. Abuse by paddle steamer captain 'left me broken' 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Workers had to flee to safety after the Maid of the Loch paddle steamer broke free as it was being winched out of Loch Lomond. Workers flee as ship slides back into water 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Hundreds of passengers on board The Waverley paddle steamer were left stranded when it broke down in the middle of the Clyde. Passengers stranded as Waverley breaks down 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z "Fancy trying to evacuate a whole army from a shallow beach with the aid of paddle steamers and sailing barges!" 'I've come to rescue you': My grandfather at Dunkirk - BBC News 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z It was nearly 900 private watercraft, including pleasure boats and paddle steamers, that braved the Luftwaffe to ferry the surrounded troops home. Opinion | At Dunkirk, the deliverance of a nation 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z But, he added, the class took these issues in their stride and are now developing a Micro Bit-steered paddle steamer boat that will make use of solar and wind energy. Seven outstanding Micro Bit projects - BBC News 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Before returning to Baden, we boarded a nostalgic paddle steamer for a tour of the lovely Lake Lucerne. FREDERICA DUNN: Travel Switzerland’s Lake Country by train 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Greens staff did wonderfully well to limit the break to that; mermaids and paddle steamers were all that the 1st and 18th fairways lacked around 7am. Dustin Johnson tops Open leaderboard as wind and rain wreak havoc 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z British officials will greet visitors aboard a paddle steamer that was among the ships involved in the operation, now moored in Dunkirk. Dunkirk marks 75 years since massive Allied rescue mission 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z A memorial plaque will be unveiled on Sunday at the site of the wreckage of HMS Crested Eagle, a paddle steamer which was attacked and sank with 300 soldiers on board. Dunkirk veterans gather in France to commemorate WWII evacuation 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z On Sunday, a memorial plaque will be unveiled to mark the MV Crested Eagle, a paddle steamer involved in the evacuation, which was bombed with the loss of 300 lives. Dunkirk flotilla to set sail for WW2 anniversary events - BBC News 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z They even had a Clyde paddle steamer, a locomotive, a tobacco and a whisky blend named after them. Painting reveals dog breed's story 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z The 235-seat ship is a replica of an 1890s Mississippi paddle steamer. Diamond Jubilee River Pageant: A Thousand Boats to Set Sail In Honor of Her Majesty 2012-06-02T16:05:54Z Oscillating engines are used for paddle steamers, because their construction permits of a good length of piston stroke, while still keeping the engine low down in the vessel. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z We went on board the little paddle steamer and paid our "sixpence return." The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Two years later, American enterprise had placed both screw and paddle steamers on the rivers of China—principally through the exertions of Captain R. B. Forbes—and steam-navigation was fairly established throughout the world. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z Just an hour outside metropolitan Melbourne, Mornington's beaches, orchards and farms have been providing simple summer pleasure for generations of city dwellers since the 1870s, when paddle steamers first ran down the coast to Portsea. Ashes fans' guide: beyond Melbourne 2010-12-29T18:51:00Z These paddle steamers, which in time of peace had carried thousands of pleasure-seekers on summer holidays, at once proved very successful in the work of war. The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War The familiar lines of the paddle steamer were gone, and Helen was wondering where she might best bestow herself and her tiny valise, when she heard Bower’s voice. The Silent Barrier Now that we have got as far as Amara and Nassariyeh, the vessels that give the greatest assistance are steam launches with guns on them, flat-bottomed Irrawaddy paddle steamers. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War A large paddle steamer was towing a barge under the bridge against the swift current as we passed over. Through Siberia and Manchuria By Rail “No,” he replied, “there’s nothing in sight, only a paddle steamer; looks like an excursion of some sort.” The Mystery of the Green Ray Thus, the paddle steamer Mercury, while sweeping off the Sunk, brought up three mines and their sinkers in this way. The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War The next morning the pilot was bothered to turn her round, for she was a long paddle steamer, not very handy. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life The chief of these was the Hyson, a little paddle steamer that could move over the bed of a creek on its wheels when the water was too shallow to float it. The Story of General Gordon They are vessels like paddle steamers anchored in the rapid current. Time and Tide A Romance of the Moon The blockaders were plainly visible about four miles from land; they consisted of three gunboats and an ugly paddle steamer, also two supply vessels. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 As in the case of the wagon boilers, the boilers of the paddle steamers of 1831 were most unsuited for resisting pressure. Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 Among the outgoing passengers on the paddle steamer Solent Tortoise, on Tuesday, was Mr. James Milfly. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-29 Thirty years ago the paddle steamer was not yet driven off the ocean, and we find the Scotia crossing in between eight and nine days, at a speed of 13 or 14 knots. Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 A paddle steamer of light draught was procured for the navigation of the Zambesi, and the various members of the expedition received their appointments. The Personal Life of David Livingstone During the Danish War of 1864 a fleet of three screw corvettes, two paddle steamers, and a few gunboats was considered sufficient to protect the coasts and make a blockade impossible. William of Germany In 1831, there were a considerable number of paddle steamers running along some of the rivers in England, and across the Channel to the Continent. Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 She is a big paddle steamer, making three trips a week from coast to coast. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Our boat was one of the older paddle steamers. A Surgeon in Belgium Inquiring which was the "Falcon," a paddle steamer moored in the stream was pointed out to them by a boatman. Jack Archer It was laid by the Monarch, a paddle steamer which had been fitted for the work. Heroes of the Telegraph It was with the greatest difficulty they could get her down to the beach, where presently my brother succeeded in attracting the attention of some men on a paddle steamer from the Thames. The War of the Worlds Subsequently another set of experiments with the same object was made with the Niger screw steamer and the Basilisk paddle steamer, both vessels being of about 1000 tons burden and 400 horses power. A Catechism of the Steam Engine Q.--What is the comparative cost of transporting merchandise in paddle steamers of full power, in screw steamers of auxiliary power, and in sailing ships? A Catechism of the Steam Engine |
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