steamship

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Recent Examples of steamship 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 That’s what was being asked — for days — after the White Star Line’s famous steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for steamship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamship
Noun
  • If creases bother you, pack a portable steamer or hang it near a hot shower, Coe suggests.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • The material itself uses patches of different carbon weaves and laminations, squeezed by vacuum and baked in an autoclave steamer.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • The 150-ton cargo barge was hit about 5 nautical miles off the Omani city of Khasab, Reza Shahidian said, according to Iran's semiofficial Mehr news agency.
    Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
  • Crewmembers from two Coast Guard Cutters joined forces with a Homeland Security task force to apprehend the stowaway after boarding the Crimson Clover barge in the San Juan Harbor on Tuesday, officials said in a news release.
    Stephen Smith, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Best International Narrative Feature went to Labrador — Autopsy of Silence, directed by Rodrigue Jean, which follows an Inuk mechanic who is suspected of murder on a freighter.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 June 2026
  • The 747’s fusion of aeronautical ability and symbolic power earned it many roles beyond passenger liner and freighter.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Crofton will be the only living person with a Disney ferryboat named after her.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • Right now, engineers and craft workers are teaming up to design and build the new ferryboat.
    Molly Burford, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • At least five San Diego warships will participate in RimPac, as well as dozens of foreign vessels, including BAP Pisco, a Peruvian amphibious warship that arrived in San Diego on Monday.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
  • On its opening day, a fleet of Ukrainian drones attacked the city, damaging a warship in the nearby port of Kronstadt and setting an oil terminal on fire.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Shahidian comments came after the British military's maritime monitor, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center reported that a fire had broken out on a tanker off Oman’s coast.
    Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
  • The conflict resulted in a sharp drop in tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, where about a quarter of the world's petroleum supply normally passes.
    Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.
    Thomas Wendel, National Review, 4 July 2019
  • The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
Noun
  • The lead was short-lived, however, as Rodriguez led off the fifth by depositing a 0-1 cutter from Alcantara over the wall in right-center field.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
  • The room is available for private events and has a dedicated cutter to hand-slice meat for guests.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026

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“Steamship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamship. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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