steamship
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈstiːmʃɪp/
- Archaic
:
barco de vapor
- Zanzibar then became a regular stop for the major steamship lines.
- steamship company
- steamship line
- passenger steamship
Because steamships could take you across, you know, countries, OK.
- Because steamships could take you across, you know, countries, OK.
- And with steam, you can propel A steamship around the world or a locomotive across the continent.
- The next year, a steamship named after the celebrated ballerina, the Fannie Elsler, was plying the Atlantic.
- He started with nothing and built a steamship empire and then a railroad empire.
Examples
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The Wilson Line had steamship routes from Scandinavian ports to Great Britain from 1850.
Academic text (1993) -
The obelisk was encapsulated in an iron caisson and towed out to sea by the steamship Olga.
Academic text (2002) -
All ya had to do was phone the steamship line.
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Her aunt in Chicago had sent her a steamship ticket to America the following year.
Fiction book (1992) -
According to one account, it is in the early morning hours of April 2nd, and Lincoln is aboard the steamship River Queen.
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The railroad and the steamship made transportation much faster and cheaper.
Academic text (2002) -
I am sitting on the dock in Marysville, waiting for the steamship to Sacramento.
Fiction book (1998) -
The next year, a steamship named after the celebrated ballerina, the Fannie Elsler, was plying the Atlantic.
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On 20 September, 2,700 Congolese nationals were expelled from Gabon on a steamship to Pointe-Noire.
Academic text (1998) -
Last summer, we took a trip on a beautiful steamship through the fjords of Norway.
Synonyms
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3.9
A ship that uses steam engines to carry people or goods
1
6.6
A boat that uses a steam engine and large paddle wheels to move
Compounds
- Archaic
1
3.3
A company that runs large boats with steam engines to carry people or goods by sea
- Archaic
1
4.7
A company that operates steamships to carry people and goods across the sea
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Etymology
The word steamship combines steam and ship. Steam means 'hot gas from boiling water' that powered early engines, so a steamship is a ship powered by 'steam'.