steamship
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of steamship
Example Sentences
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Ben Montgomery, an enslaved man, developed an improved steamship propeller in 1854 but couldn’t patent it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The growing effects of the Great Depression left many countries unable to afford the long, slow steamship trip to South America.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
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.
From BBC • May 12, 2025
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 radio.
From Salon • Sep. 20, 2024
He didn’t know the price of a steamship ticket.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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