steamship

Noun

Meaning

A ship or seagoing vessel propelled by the power of steam; a steamer.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

steamer liner steamboat paddle steamer ocean liner brig buss clipper schooner ship cat bang buffet puffer boat
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Antonyms

support keep protect silence uphold

Hypernyms

ship

Phrases with the word

steamship company steamship line

Examples

Every new development, highway, railroad, steamship line, building operation, whether it be a drainage project in old Greece or a new water system in Peru, means an added use of the automobile. Walter Chrysler

I think Isambard Kingdom Brunel would be a good chap to have supper with. Anyone who builds a railway and then builds a steamship when he gets to Bristol and can't go any further must be a good chap. Fergus Henderson

After a while, Huck and Jim come across a grounded steamship. Source: Internet

After suffering from seasickness in 1868, he designed the SS Bessemer (also called the "Bessemer Saloon"), a passenger steamship with a cabin on gimbals designed to stay level, however rough the sea, to save her passengers from seasickness. Source: Internet

A young Boer soldier escaped from Darrell's Island soon after arrival, reached the main docks, and stowed away on the steamship Trinidad, arriving in New York 9 July. Source: Internet

Automobile and passenger traffic on Steamship Authority ferries plunged into steep decline this month, just as the coronavirus pandemic began its spread into Massachusetts. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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