steamboat
noun
steam·boat
ˈstēm-ˌbōt 
: a boat driven by steam power
specifically
: a shallow-draft vessel used on inland waterways
Examples of steamboat in a Sentence
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Buster Keaton plays a gruff steamboat captain who is astonished when his son returns from college as a slim, mild-mannered sensitive type with a beret, a mustache, and a ukulele.
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
The people who caught up with him were patrol of the 16th New York Cavalry that was sent out by a steamboat to catch up Booth.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
For history buffs, a visit to The National WWII Museum offers a poignant glimpse into the past, while an evening cruise on a steamboat paddle wheeler provides a memorable way to end the day.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
The waterfront, meanwhile, still bustled with river traffic throughout the steamboat age.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024
The couple was afraid of being separated and fearful of what this change could mean for Lucie, so the couple began making plans to escape by steamboat.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2024
Wild turkeys frequent the grassy hillside next to the historic Thursby House, built by pioneers in 1872, when Blue Spring was emerging as an important steamboat landing on the St. Johns.
—Bonnie Gross, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Directed by Walt Disney and his partner Ub Iwerks, the classic cartoon stars the chipper mascot as the whistling, rascally pilot of a steamboat floating down a river.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
That explosion was particularly deadly because of the dense volume of people aboard the steamboat when the blast occurred at about 2 a.m.
—Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2023
Danny Horn, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
The people who caught up with him were patrol of the 16th New York Cavalry that was sent out by a steamboat to catch up Booth.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
For history buffs, a visit to The National WWII Museum offers a poignant glimpse into the past, while an evening cruise on a steamboat paddle wheeler provides a memorable way to end the day.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
The waterfront, meanwhile, still bustled with river traffic throughout the steamboat age.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024
The couple was afraid of being separated and fearful of what this change could mean for Lucie, so the couple began making plans to escape by steamboat.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2024
Wild turkeys frequent the grassy hillside next to the historic Thursby House, built by pioneers in 1872, when Blue Spring was emerging as an important steamboat landing on the St. Johns.
—Bonnie Gross, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Directed by Walt Disney and his partner Ub Iwerks, the classic cartoon stars the chipper mascot as the whistling, rascally pilot of a steamboat floating down a river.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
That explosion was particularly deadly because of the dense volume of people aboard the steamboat when the blast occurred at about 2 a.m.
—Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2023
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steamboat
noun
steam·boat
ˈstēm-ˌbōt
: a boat driven by steam
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