steamship
[steem-ship]
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noun
a large commercial vessel, especially one driven by steam.
Origin of steamship
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We should encourage the establishment of American steamship lines.
He it was who forged the shaft of the Savannah, the first steamship which crossed the Atlantic.
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
The purser's room was well forward on the Atlantic steamship.
In a Steamer Chair and Other StoriesRobert Barr
This was done in the case of the steamship Vosges, which was sunk on March 28, 1915.
The steamship had risen above the horizon, and was heading towards the bay.
The ManxmanHall Caine
steamship
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