steamship

[steem-ship]

noun

1. a large commercial vessel, especially one driven by steam.

steamship

/ ˈstiːmˌʃɪp /

noun

1. a ship powered by one or more steam engines

Word History and Origins

Origin of steamship¹

First recorded in 1780–90; steam + ship ¹

Example Sentences

The Britannic was the third of the White Star Line company's Olympic class of steamships, along with the RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic.

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The next morning, some 300 Chinese people were marched to the wharf and loaded onto steamships.

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The plague was introduced to the U.S. in the early 20th century from rat-infested steamships arriving in California from Asia, with the first case identified in the San Francisco area, Swartzberg said.

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The documents were sent by the German embassy in Tokyo and arrived in Argentina on 20 June 1941 inside 83 diplomatic pouches aboard a Japanese steamship, according to information gathered by court officials.

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From 1815 to 1914, London presided over an expanding global system marked by industry, capital exports and colonial conquests, all spurred by the integration of the planet via railroad, steamship, telegraph and ultimately radio.

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