Word: sternwheels
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stern
wheels
Definition: Plural of sternwheel. A paddle wheel positioned at the stern of a vessel.
Morphemes:
Affix: stern
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
Affix: wheel
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.