STEAMBOAT

steamboat

(noun) a boat propelled by a steam engine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

steamboat (plural steamboats)

A boat or vessel propelled by steam power.

(Singapore, Malaysia) Hot pot (Chinese dish).

Synonyms

• steamer, steamship

Verb

steamboat (third-person singular simple present steamboats, present participle steamboating, simple past and past participle steamboated)

To travel by steamboat.

Anagrams

• boat mates, boatmates

Source: Wiktionary


Steam"boat`, n.

Definition: A boat or vessel propelled by steam power; -- generally used of river or coasting craft, as distinguished from ocean steamers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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