steamship
pronunciation
How to pronounce steamship in British English:
UK [ˈsti:mʃɪp]
How to pronounce steamship in American English:
US [ˈstimˌʃɪp]
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- Noun:
- a ship powered by one or more steam engines
Word Origin
- steamship (n.)
- also steam-ship, 1819, from steam (n.) + ship (n.).
Example
- 1. Chandler realised that " the railroad and the telegraph , the steamship and the cable " had made it possible for companies to grow to a vast scale .
- 2. This " steamship conference " , organised by the world bank at the request of a government commission , has become legendary ( although a bank report published the same year was probably more influential ) .
- 3. Several railroads operate out of new orleans , and passenger bus , truck , and barge lines transport people and cargo to and from the city . Regular express sailings by steamship lines also offer passenger - and cargo-carrying service .
- 4. In 1985 a chinese steamship , thebashan , chugged down the yangzi river , carrying an unusual cargo : ten foreign economists , including one nobel prize-winner , and almost twice as many chinese counterparts from the government and academia .