motorship
[moh-ter-ship]
- a ship driven by a diesel or other internal-combustion engine.
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Origin of motorship
First recorded in 1900–05
Also called motor vessel.
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Historical Examples of motorship
Now if wed been out in our motorship Comet we shouldnt have had any trouble at all.
The Motor Boys on the WingClarence Young
The stout lad was on the after part of the motorship, at one edge of the platform.
The Motor Boys on the WingClarence Young
The propellers were started, and the motorship skimmed over the meadow.
The Motor Boys on the WingClarence Young
The big propellers whirred around like the blades of an electric fan, and the motorship quivered from end to end.
The Motor Boys on the WingClarence 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 WingClarence Young