Thesaurus results for STEAMSHIP

steamship

noun

as in steamer

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Recent Examples of steamship Clemens served as a steamship pilot for several years, navigating boats along 1,200 twisting, meandering miles. —

Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026 During this time, circus families blossomed all over Mexico, aided by the appearance of the steamship and railway systems, as the circus historian Julio Revolledo Cárdenas would detail in a 2018 article for the Fédération Mondiale du Cirque. —

Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026 For those escaping to Philadelphia from regions nearer to Pennsylvania, clandestine travel by small boat or by road was more likely than stowing away on a steamship. —

Jeremy Mennis, The Conversation, 1 May 2026 Scheidt’s family were members of the German-Jewish bourgeoisie (a distant cousin, Albert Ballin, was general director of what became the world’s largest steamship line). —

Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for steamship

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Noun

For Feeling Put-together After a Flight Nothing pulls a travel outfit together faster than wrinkle-free clothes, and this compact steamer makes the process surprisingly painless.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
If creases bother you, pack a portable steamer or hang it near a hot shower, Coe suggests.

— Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026