Plural of steamboat
regular plural
The plural of steamboat is steamboats.
Forms of steamboat
| Singular | steamboat /ˈstimˌboʊt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | steamboats |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Steamboats in a sentence
- The truth is that nobody remembered; they had all been absolutely steamboats.2011, D. D. Johnston, Peace, Love and Petrol Bombs, AK Press, →ISBN, page 57. From the entry steamboats
- Here, for the first time, it becomes navigable for junks and steamboats.1970, Margaret Rau, “The Red Basin”, in The Yangtze River, New York: Julian Messner, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 32–33. From the entry Ipin
- River streamers soon connected Nanking with Hankow, four hundred miles beyond, and finally, small steamboats sailed triumphantly up stream to I-ch'ang.1911, Ethel Daniels Hubbard, Under Marching Orders, →OCLC, page 75. From the entry I-ch'ang
- "Cap'n Ben says that the steamboats and launches are beginning to scarcen the mackerel and that they are not so plentiful this year as usual."1909, Amy Ella Blanchard, Wit's End, page 233. From the entry scarcen
- By the weekend we were off it and out on the lash, living it up in the VIP section of Annabelle's nightclub and getting absolutely steamboats.2016, Jules Coll, Flabyrinth: A Journey from Losing Nine Stone to Finding Myself, Gill & Macmillan Ltd, →ISBN. From the entry steamboats
Meaning of steamboat
- noun A boat or vessel propelled by steam power.
- noun Hot pot (Chinese dish).
- noun A metal pan, sometimes divided into sections or having a central flue, for heating this kind of hot pot.
Questions about the plural of steamboat
- What is the plural of steamboat?
- The plural of steamboat is steamboats.
- Is steamboat countable?
- Steamboat is a countable and uncountable noun.
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