Thesaurus results for STEAMER

steamer

noun

as in steamship

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Recent Examples of steamer The dish is topped with a final wonton layer and a bit of chicken broth or water, then steamed in a steamer for about 25 minutes. —

Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026 Hold the steamer a few inches from the fabric. —

Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026 Searchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in the late 19th century, completing a quest that began almost 60 years ago. —

Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026 For more than 150 years, the passenger steamer Lac La Belle had been missing in the depths of Lake Michigan. —

Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for steamer

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Victor Rillet, a 21-year-old Frenchman, disembarked the steamship Washington in New York in October 1864, carrying the kind of optimism that fuels both great innovation and spectacular disappointment.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Tom Townsend, a former Putnam County school superintendent, said his family operated steamship tours showcasing the Ocklawaha before construction of the dam.

— David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 9 Feb. 2026