steamship

[ steem-ship ]

/ ˈstimˌʃɪp /

noun

a large commercial vessel, especially one driven by steam.

Nearby words

steaming, steampipe, steampunk, steamroll, steamroller, steamship, steamtight, steamy, steapsin, stear-, stearate

Origin of steamship

First recorded in 1780–90; steam + ship¹

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Examples from the Web for steamship

The steamship appeared, and grew in size and power until such giants of the wave as the Titanic and Olympic were set afloat.
Sinking of the Titanic|Various
This letter had been written two or three days previously, and had been left at the office of the steamship company.
Out on the Pampas|G. A. Henty
High density presses compress this cotton to 34 pounds per cubic foot, saving the exporter 20 per cent on steamship freight rates.
The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans|Thomas Ewing Dabney
I obeyed the impulse and went in and talked with the steamship agent of rates and the time of departure of the first steamer.
Prisons and Prayer: Or a Labor of Love|Elizabeth Ryder Wheaton

And, uniting our vague notions of German, we concluded that it signified "Steamship Company," and that this was the landing-place.
Wagner at Home|Judith Gautier

British Dictionary definitions for steamship

steamship

/ (ˈstiːmˌʃɪp) /

noun

a ship powered by one or more steam engines

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