motorship

[ moh-ter-ship ]

/ ˈmoʊ tərˌʃɪp /

a ship driven by a diesel or other internal-combustion engine.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 10

Which of the following words means “to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot”?

Also called motor vessel.

First recorded in 1900–05

As they began falling downward they could hear from below murmurs of fear, for the great crowd thought the motorship was wrecked.
The Motor Boys on the Wing|Clarence Young
Rapidly the motorship shot downward to the surface of the sea, landing on her hydroplanes.
The Motor Boys Over the Ocean|Clarence Young
Then, too, they had to proceed against Noddy Nixon, who had unlawfully taken their motorship.
The Motor Boys After a Fortune|Clarence Young
But just as Jerry got the propellers in motion, and as the motorship was slowly moving to one side the Winner topped her.
The Motor Boys on the Wing|Clarence Young

The motorship Comet I have also described in other books, so I will only mention it briefly here.
The Motor Boys After a Fortune|Clarence Young