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turret steamer

turret steamer noun: a whaleback steamer with a hatch coaming, usually about seven feet high, extending almost continuously fore and aft.

Noun

turret steamer (plural turret steamers)

  1. (historical) A whaleback steamer with a hatch coaming, usually about seven feet high, extending almost continuously fore and aft.

Forms of turret steamer

pluralturret steamers

Questions about turret steamer

What does turret steamer mean?
Turret steamer means a whaleback steamer with a hatch coaming, usually about seven feet high, extending almost continuously fore and aft.
What part of speech is turret steamer?
Turret steamer is a noun.
What is the plural of turret steamer?
The plural of turret steamer is turret steamers.

Words near turret steamer in the dictionary

  1. turret lathes
  2. turret ship
  3. turret ships
  4. turret spider
  5. turret spiders
  6. turret steamer
  7. turret steamers
  8. Turret's syndrome
  9. turreted
  10. turretless
  11. turretlike

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