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steamship

noun

Definition of steamship

as in steamer

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Recent Examples of steamship 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 With the advent of the steamship, the cost of passage plummeted, and companies offered special immigrant fares that were often coupled with rail tickets to the interior of the country. — Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for steamship

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Noun

The water should remain below the steamer basket when cooking begins.

— Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2026
Instead, remove wallpaper using a steamer, commercial wallpaper remover, or DIY liquid remover.

— Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of steamer

Noun

Kemetale This boutique operator, which launched in 2022 with the Kemet Dahabeya, has small-scale ships that take their cues from the traditional dahabeah, a kind of sailing barge.

— Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026
Men stand on the side of a barge in New York Harbor holding a rope attached to a wooden crate from which Harry Houdini was trying to escape July 7, 1912.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of barge

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Mouthwashing follows five crew members stranded aboard the space freighter Tulpar, which crash lands on an asteroid.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
While the pic’s storyline is under wraps, the game follows five crew members who are stranded aboard the space freighter Tulpar, where dwindling supplies, isolation and mounting paranoia expose the fractures between them.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of freighter

Noun

In August, at Finland’s request, the Swedish government deployed fighter aircraft and a warship to help patrol Finland’s eastern airspace and the Gulf of Finland against Russian air incursions and drones straying from Ukrainian operations.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
The experience highlighted a central problem in warship procurement; selecting an existing design does not necessarily guarantee faster or cheaper construction if the customer substantially changes its architecture.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of warship

Noun

In September, Puntland authorities said pirates killed five crew members of the tanker MT Honour 25 before security forces recovered it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
The tanker had switched off its navigation systems, Fars said, referring to a common practice by commercial vessels trying to obscure their movements in the region.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of tanker

Noun

Costume designer Libby Dempster works with a variety of artisans, including a weaver, the armory department, the jewelry department, pattern cutters, a textiles team and a breakdown team, who make the clothes look worn in.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
The potatoes are cut with a French fry cutter, soaked in water, then dried and pre-fried in peanut oil at 160C (320F).

— Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026

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