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war-steamers

war-steamers is the plural of war-steamer.

Meaning of war-steamer

Noun

war-steamer (plural war-steamers)

  1. A steam-powered naval vessel designed for combat.
    • The only vessel it contained when we arrived was a Dutch brig, laden with coals for the use of a war-steamer, which was expected daily, on an exploring expedition along the coasts of New Guinea, for the purpose of fixing on a locality for a colony.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 304

Questions about war-steamers

What is war-steamers the plural of?
War-steamers is the plural of war-steamer.

Words near war-steamers in the dictionary

  1. war-ravaged
  2. war-ridden
  3. war-room
  4. war-rooms
  5. war-steamer
  6. war-steamers
  7. war-time
  8. war-torn
  9. war-wearier
  10. war-weariest
  11. war-weariness

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