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As the ship’s pilot, Smalls took charge and ordered the crew to light the fires that fueled the steamship.
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Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
The steamship was capable of carrying over 1,100 passengers and crew.
—Raul A. Reyes, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
By the late 1800s, with railroads, threshing machines, large slaughterhouses and steamships with refrigeration, Argentina exported vast quantities of wheat and beef to England.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
This is my mother’s story that cannot be deleted, this is her legit experiences on steamship of American democracy.
—Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
The steamship was capable of carrying over 1,100 passengers and crew.
—Raul A. Reyes, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
By the late 1800s, with railroads, threshing machines, large slaughterhouses and steamships with refrigeration, Argentina exported vast quantities of wheat and beef to England.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
This is my mother’s story that cannot be deleted, this is her legit experiences on steamship of American democracy.
—Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for steamship
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“Steamship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamship. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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steamship
noun
steam·ship
ˈstēm-ˌship 
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