steamship

noun

steam·​ship ˈstēm-ˌship How to pronounce steamship (audio)

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Told in first-person narrative with archival photos, the 225-page coffee-table book covers the family’s many setbacks and triumphs dating back to the early 1890s, when Jessop’s great-grandparents arrived in San Diego via steamship, rail and horsedrawn buggy. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025 The wooden steamship — which measured 95 feet and weighed 82 gross tons — was built in 1873 in Stockton, New South Wales, according to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025 In 1925, Evangelina Rodríguez stepped off a steamship in her hometown of San Pedro de Macorís. Laura Gómez, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2025 The survivors yelled for help when a steamship passed them during the night, but without flares to signal they were not seen. Latoya Gayle, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for steamship

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First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of steamship was in 1790

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“Steamship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamship. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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steamship

noun
steam·​ship ˈstēm-ˌship How to pronounce steamship (audio)
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