steamship

[ steem-ship ]

/ ˈstimˌʃɪp /

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noun

a large commercial vessel, especially one driven by steam.

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Origin of steamship

First recorded in 1780–90; steam + ship¹

Words nearby steamship

steampunk, steam reforming, steamroll, steamroller, steam room, steamship, steam shovel, steam table, steamtight, steam trap, steam turbine

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How to use steamship in a sentence

A former governor and four other men soon formed a committee to inspect steamships for offending literature arriving into South Carolina, and reserving the right to burn whatever they found objectionable.
The Tormented Rise of Abolition in 1830’s America|J. D. Dickey|March 1, 2022|Time
The country has an abundance of coal deposits, and in the 18th and 19th centuries, coal transformed the nation, powering steamships across oceans and locomotives across the land.
COP26 host U.K. pledges to phase out coal power while considering its first new coal mine in 30 years|Karla Adam|November 4, 2021|Washington Post
They got a steamship to give chase and caught up with the Pearl where it was anchored.
Desperate for freedom, 77 enslaved people tried to escape aboard the Pearl. They almost made it.|Gillian Brockell|April 16, 2021|Washington Post
The conversation took place in the smoke-room of a steamship bound for Australia, and at least a dozen men were taking part in it.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking

We cannot watch the throbbing engines of a great steamship without seeing Jack at work among them.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet
As you said, I am only picking up a living here, and even the passage by your own second-class steamship line is expensive.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker
A few days later they embarked in the steamship Norseman, en route for England.
Robert Moffat|David J. Deane
The Elder Dempster, Dominion and other large steamship companies trade at the port.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for steamship

steamship

/ (ˈstiːmˌʃɪp) /

noun

a ship powered by one or more steam engines

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