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steam ship

steam ship is the alternative spelling of steamship.

Meaning of steamship

Noun

steamship (plural steamships)

  1. A ship or vessel propelled by steam power.
    • Steamship arrivals, however, are less predictable and the best arrangements of shipping companies and the railway operating department may be upset by weather and tide.1962 April, J. N. Faulkner, “Summer Saturday at Waterloo”, in Modern Railways, page 264
    Synonyms:
    steamboat, steamer

Forms of steam ship

pluralsteam ships

Questions about steam ship

What is steam ship the alternative spelling of?
Steam ship is the alternative spelling of steamship.

Words near steam ship in the dictionary

  1. steam reforming
  2. steam roller
  3. steam rollers
  4. steam room
  5. steam rooms
  6. steam ship
  7. steam ships
  8. steam shovel
  9. steam shoveled
  10. steam shoveling
  11. steam shovelled

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