motorship

[ moh-ter-ship ]

/ ˈmoʊ tərˌʃɪp /

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noun

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

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Also called motor vessel.

Origin of motorship

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby motorship

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How to use motorship in a sentence

Now if wed been out in our motorship Comet we shouldnt have had any trouble at all.
The Motor Boys on the Wing|Clarence Young
The propellers were started, and the motorship skimmed over the meadow.
The Motor Boys on the Wing|Clarence Young
The stout lad was on the after part of the motorship, at one edge of the platform.
The Motor Boys on the Wing|Clarence Young
Ill go along, but weve got to straighten out about our auto and motorship.
The Motor Boys After a Fortune|Clarence Young

And none too soon, added Bob, as another gust sent the motorship on end.
The Motor Boys Over the Ocean|Clarence Young