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steamers

steamers is the plural of steamer.

Meaning of steamer

Noun

steamer (plural steamers)

  1. A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.
  2. A cooking appliance that cooks by steaming.
  3. (obsolete) A steam fire engine, that is, a steam boiler and engine driving a pump, which are all mounted on wheels.
  4. A steam-powered road locomotive; a traction engine.
  5. A vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or steamship.
    • Her gunboat fleet alone is composed of one hundred and sixty-one small steamers, of the efficiency of which for war purports naval critics have formed a high estimate.1859 January 6, “English and Amer[i]can navies”, in The Olney Times (reprinted from the New York Herald), volume 3, number 27 (number 130 overall), Olney, Ill.: William F. Beck, →OCLC, page 1, column...
  6. A babycino (frothy milk drink).

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Questions about steamers

What is steamers the plural of?
Steamers is the plural of steamer.

Words near steamers in the dictionary

  1. steamerfuls
  2. steamering
  3. steamerless
  4. steamerload
  5. steamerloads
  6. steamers
  7. steamest
  8. steameth
  9. steamfitter
  10. steamfitters
  11. steamfitting

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