motorship

[ moh-ter-ship ]

/ ˈmoʊ tərˌʃɪp /

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

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Also called motor vessel.

First recorded in 1900–05

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