steamship

noun

steam·​ship ˈstēm-ˌship How to pronounce steamship (audio)
Synonyms of steamshipnext
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The United Kingdom’s global network of ports and steamships, built to export imperial goods, could just as easily carry superior American or German manufactures or cheaper Caribbean and South Asian labor. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 From my perspective, AI is changing pilgrimages in ways that echo earlier disruptive technologies, from printing presses to steamships. — Shay Rabineau, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 Shimoda reveals how identities are forged through steamships crisscrossing the Pacific, formed by old family journals and photographs, and also obscured by systemic erasure. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Passenger boats have not passed through these parts since the days of the steamship petered all the way out some 60 years ago. — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for steamship

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First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of steamship was in 1790

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“Steamship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamship. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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