Meaning

1 senses
  1. A ship or vessel propelled by steam power.

    Dampfschiff, Dampfer

    парохо́дparoxód

    паропла́вparopláv

    a ship powered by one or more steam engines

Examples

2 sentences
  1. A steamship is, without a doubt, a city in itself.

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  2. Air balloons had not then been invented, nor steamships, nor railways.

    deHeißluftballons waren noch nicht erfunden, auch keine Dampfschiffe oder Eisenbahnen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
vessel propelled by steam:
Русский
By meaning 1
vessel propelled by steam:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
vessel propelled by steam:

Origin

From steam + ship.

From steam + ship.

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Forms

plural: steamships
Singularsteamship
Pluralsteamships

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a ship powered by one or more steam engines:steamer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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