steamship

[US]/'stiːmʃɪp/
[UK]/'stim'ʃɪp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. vessel powered by steam, large ship
v. N/A

Phrases & Collocations

steamship company

Example Sentences

a steamship moored to its berth at the pier.

It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving the port.

He telephoned the steamship office to find out what time the steamer is due.

The steamship traveled across the ocean.

The steamship was powered by coal.

Passengers boarded the steamship for their journey.

The steamship captain navigated through rough waters.

The steamship docked at the port to unload cargo.

The steamship engine roared to life.

The steamship crew worked together to maintain the vessel.

The steamship set sail at dawn.

The steamship journeyed to distant lands.

The steamship captain announced the upcoming storm.

Real-world Examples

Eight miles to the east, a big steamship was visible on the horizon line.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

The designer put a steamship model on the desk and asked the assistants to approach.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Water, just plain water, has more power to lift and lower the largest steamship than even giant machinery would have.

Source: American students' world geography textbook

Coal-powered steamships made it possible to travel farther and faster, and diesel engines took this into overdrive.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

The Norwegians, with their powerful steamships, hunted all the way down in Antarctica.

Source: Freakonomics

The great ocean and the commodious steamship filled her with awe.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

It reminds me a little of a steamship.

Source: Mad Men Season 1

This new technology was about employing steamships, which had not been used in whaling.

Source: Freakonomics

He hired a mechanic and packed everything onto the steamship with him.

Source: who was series

Every transatlantic steamship company offered Verne large sums of money if he would place Phileas Fogg aboard one of their ships.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

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