Thesaurus results for STEAMER

steamer

noun

Definition of steamer

as in steamship

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Recent Examples of steamer For floors, a combination vacuum/floor steamer saves time and cleans well. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Made from lightweight, stretchy nylon and spandex fabric, it can be worn right out of your suitcase without having to break out a steamer. — Mariette Williams, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026 Its knit fabric never requires an iron or steamer, and it’s held up through countless washes without pilling despite my lackadaisical approach to laundry. — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 In 1887, the Lucinda Van Valkenburg was struck by a steamer and sank, though for a while the masts remained standing high out of the water and were an obstruction to other ships. — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for steamer

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Noun

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
The paperboard card could be used to buy airline, steamship and cruise tickets, but the balance had to be paid in full each month.

— USA Today, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of steamship

Noun

The company’s barge, named You’ll Thank Me Later, has been making runs between the two states and recently docked to bring some construction material at KSC’s turn basin.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
The wreckage may have come from a schooner barge, a type of merchant vessel commonly used to transport cargo along the East Coast during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Robinson said.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of barge

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There's also a velvet makeup back, a gua sha tool, a Pillow Talk Lip Cheat lip liner and a full-size Unreal Blush Healthy Glow Stick, among other finds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Its leader, hard-liner Itamar Ben-Gvir, became national security minister, overseeing the police.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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While tanker crossings through the strait are still well below pre-war levels, a restoration in Saudi Arabia’s pipeline exports has helped restore flows and keep a lid on oil prices.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
One tanker is now sailing toward Poland through the Red Sea, according to Bloomberg, and at least 20 more shipments have passed through the Strait of Hormuz to other destinations since early September.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of tanker

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