steamship line
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4.7
- noun
- /ˈstiːmʃɪp laɪn/
- Archaic
:
línea de vapor
- In the early 1900s, the famous steamship line transported thousands of immigrants to America.
Examples
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Refugees who had only the landing permits, which were sold to them by Cuban agents in Germany or directly by the steamship line for anywhere from $160 to $500, would no longer be allowed to enter the country.
Academic text (2017) -
All ya had to do was phone the steamship line.
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Zanzibar then became a regular stop for the major steamship lines.
Academic text (2009) -
The CIS often obtained a "charity rate" from the steamship lines.
Academic text (1999) -
A steamship line.
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Over the course of the Steamship line's existence, Garvey drastically overpaid for each of the three ships.
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When we think about the industry and look at the steamship lines and the ports, and a lot of the investments being made with the next 20-30 years in mind, the industry is ramping up for more growth; there are bigger ships, more ports, and more lanes.
Blog text (28) -
O'Brien had widely publicized the issue and enlisted the assistance of the steamship lines and ultimately members of the Catholic hierarchy and laity in the United States.
Academic text (1999) -
Each steamship line competes for cargo contracts by offering better rates and services.
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The steamship line has been operating since the 1800s, serving passengers across the Atlantic.
Synonyms
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3.3
A company that runs large boats with steam engines to carry people or goods by sea
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'steamship' (a steam-powered boat) combined with 'line' (a company or service route) yields a company or service operating steamships, so the overall meaning is predictable from the parts. This noun–noun formation is common cross-linguistically and follows straightforward English compounding patterns, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The name steamship line comes from the simple picture of companies that ran ships powered by steam: a steamship is a ship run by steam and a line was a company or a regular route of ships. So, it means 'a company that runs a group of steamships'.