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steam-packets

steam-packets is the plural of steam-packet.

Meaning of steam-packet

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.

Questions about steam-packets

What is steam-packets the plural of?
Steam-packets is the plural of steam-packet.

Words near steam-packets in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: steam-packets (page history and authors); steam-packet (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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