steamship

noun

steam·​ship ˈstēm-ˌship 

: steamer sense 2a

Examples of steamship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The ferry also stops on Ellis Island, part of the national park, and is famous for processing more than 12 million immigrant steamship passengers through its federal immigration station from 1892 to 1954. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2026

The seasoning’s name is a nod to the region’s maritime history and is named for the Old Bay Line, a passenger steamship that traveled the Chesapeake Bay between Baltimore and Norfolk, Virginia, in the early 1900s. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 31 July 2026

The Brotherhood later sued a Chesapeake Bay steamship, named the Sue, that had refused to admit Black passengers to its first-class cabin. — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026

Those who chose to rest on the banks of the Potomac River could be seen by steamship passengers playing bridge and dancing in the river breeze. — Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing steamship

• steamship round

Rhymes for steamship

• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• flagship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship
• lightship

Kids Definition

steamship

noun

steam·​ship ˈstēm-ˌship 

: steamer sense 2a