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steam-packet

steam-packet noun: a packet boat powered by steam.

Noun

steam-packet (plural steam-packets)

  1. A packet boat powered by steam.
    • In those days, a good way to get to New York City from Baltimore was by steam-packet.
    • Every preparation was now made: one day more and they were at Dover, and the next they embarked on board the steam-packet.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 255

Forms of steam-packet

pluralsteam-packets

Questions about steam-packet

What does steam-packet mean?
Steam-packet means a packet boat powered by steam.
What part of speech is steam-packet?
Steam-packet is a noun.
What is the plural of steam-packet?
The plural of steam-packet is steam-packets.

Words near steam-packet in the dictionary

  1. steam-hauled
  2. steam-heat
  3. steam-heated
  4. steam-heating
  5. steam-heats
  6. steam-packet
  7. steam-packets
  8. steam-powered
  9. steam-ship
  10. steam-ships
  11. steam-shovel

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