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steamship

noun

  1. ship propelled by steam power
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈstimˌʃɪp/

noun

Etymology: From steam + ship.

  1. A ship or vessel propelled by steam power.

    “Steamship arrivals, however, are less predictable and the best arrangements of shipping companies and the railway operating department may be upset by weather and tide.”

    “The shipwreck is the earliest examples yet found of a propeller-driven steamship on the Great Lakes.”