Steamer
noun
A ship or boat that is powered by steam engines.
The old steamer sailed across the lake.
Often appears as...
- old steamer
- cargo steamer
noun
An appliance that uses steam to cook or heat things.
She used a steamer to prepare the vegetables.
Often appears as...
- vegetable steamer
- food steamer
noun
A type of clam that is often eaten steamed.
We had fresh steamers for dinner.
Often appears as...
- fresh steamers
- steamed steamers
noun
A train that runs on steam power.
He took pictures of the old steamer at the railway museum.
Often appears as...
- old steamer
- steamer train
noun
A type of chest or trunk, traditionally used for travel.
She packed her clothes in an old steamer she found at the flea market.
Often appears as...
- old steamer
- steamer trunk
noun
A ship or boat that is powered by steam engines.
The old steamer sailed across the lake.
Often appears as...
- old steamer
- cargo steamer
noun
An appliance that uses steam to cook or heat things.
She used a steamer to prepare the vegetables.
Often appears as...
- vegetable steamer
- food steamer
noun
A type of clam that is often eaten steamed.
We had fresh steamers for dinner.
Often appears as...
- fresh steamers
- steamed steamers
noun
A train that runs on steam power.
He took pictures of the old steamer at the railway museum.
Often appears as...
- old steamer
- steamer train
noun
A type of chest or trunk, traditionally used for travel.
She packed her clothes in an old steamer she found at the flea market.
Often appears as...
- old steamer
- steamer trunk
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Pro Tip 1/2Historical Context
Steamers were crucial in 19th-century travel and trade, representing innovation and exploration.
The steamer enhanced transatlantic connectivity in the 1800s.
Pro Tip 2/2Nautical Term
As a ship, 'steamer' suggests a connection to marine vocabulary and sea travel.
The captain commanded a steamer across the Pacific.
Pro Tip 1/2Historical Context
Steamers were crucial in 19th-century travel and trade, representing innovation and exploration.
The steamer enhanced transatlantic connectivity in the 1800s.
Pro Tip 2/2Nautical Term
As a ship, 'steamer' suggests a connection to marine vocabulary and sea travel.
The captain commanded a steamer across the Pacific.
Pro Tip 1/2Historical Context
Steamers were crucial in 19th-century travel and trade, representing innovation and exploration.
The steamer enhanced transatlantic connectivity in the 1800s.
Pro Tip 2/2Nautical Term
As a ship, 'steamer' suggests a connection to marine vocabulary and sea travel.
The captain commanded a steamer across the Pacific.
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The Sinking of the SS...
he realized that he was mistaken. It wasn't an auxiliary cruiser. It was a steamer with a lot of civilians in the water. An intercepted radio transmission confirms his fears.
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Young Penguin's Narrow...
But then... backup arrives! Steamer ducks the most aggressive in the world. They hate caracaras and won't give up until every one is gone.
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Are ghost ships real? -...
One foggy morning in 1884, the British steamer "Rumney" crashed into the French ship "Frigorifique."
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The Sinking of the SS...
he realized that he was mistaken. It wasn't an auxiliary cruiser. It was a steamer with a lot of civilians in the water. An intercepted radio transmission confirms his fears.
Video examples
Young Penguin's Narrow...
But then... backup arrives! Steamer ducks the most aggressive in the world. They hate caracaras and won't give up until every one is gone.
Video examples
Are ghost ships real? -...
One foggy morning in 1884, the British steamer "Rumney" crashed into the French ship "Frigorifique."
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Isabella Bird
English Explorer
Water is a beverage which I never enjoyed in purity and perfection before I visited America. It is provided in abundance in the cars, the hotels, the waiting-rooms, the steamers, and even the stores, in crystal jugs or stone filters, and it is always iced. This may be either the result or the cause of the temperance of the people.
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Samin Nosrat
American Chef
The only good things I've seen emerge from a steamer are tamales, couscous, and dumplings - maybe the occasional artichoke or delicate fish fillet. But baby turnips with their tender greens still attached should be boiled in water as salty as the sea until their flesh is silky and soft.
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John Masefield
English Poet
It is too maddening. I've got to fly off, right now, to some devilish navy yard, three hours in a seasick steamer, and after being heartily sick, I'll have to speak three times, and then I'll be sick coming home. Still, who would not be sick for England?
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Mary Gordon
American Writer
I don't have any great first job tales: I've never worked on a tramp steamer or in a coal mine or anything like that. I think the inspiration for my writing came largely from my father and the joy that life in books represented to me.
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Townsend Harris
American Businessman
If I write in my name to the agents of England and France residing in Asia and inform them that Japan is ready to make a commercial treaty with their countries, the number of steamers will be reduced from fifty to two or three.
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Bayard Taylor
American Journalist
There is a degree of confidence exhibited towards strangers in Sweden, especially in hotels, at post-stations, and on board the inland steamers, which tells well for the general honesty of the people.
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Isabella Bird
English Explorer
The Tigris in parts is wonderfully tortuous, and at one great bend, 'The Devil's Elbow,' a man on foot can walk the distance in less than an hour which takes the steamer four hours to accomplish.
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Joyce DiDonato
American Musician
I'm a mezzo-soprano, so the whole diva thing... I'm not the kind of performer who puts on a persona off-stage as well, and the days of arriving with steamer trunks and hat boxes are over.
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Rita Ora
British Musician
A steamer is like an inhaler, so you can inhale this oil or frankincense or eucalyptus. Before I go onstage, I spend half an hour taking in that steam, and it saves my life!
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson
American Actor
I always bring my Jiffy Esteam steamer to get the wrinkles out of our clothes. It's powerful enough to press a suit.
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Isabella Bird
English Explorer
Water is a beverage which I never enjoyed in purity and perfection before I visited America. It is provided in abundance in the cars, the hotels, the waiting-rooms, the steamers, and even the stores, in crystal jugs or stone filters, and it is always iced. This may be either the result or the cause of the temperance of the people.
Quote examples
Samin Nosrat
American Chef
The only good things I've seen emerge from a steamer are tamales, couscous, and dumplings - maybe the occasional artichoke or delicate fish fillet. But baby turnips with their tender greens still attached should be boiled in water as salty as the sea until their flesh is silky and soft.
Quote examples
John Masefield
English Poet
It is too maddening. I've got to fly off, right now, to some devilish navy yard, three hours in a seasick steamer, and after being heartily sick, I'll have to speak three times, and then I'll be sick coming home. Still, who would not be sick for England?
Quote examples
Mary Gordon
American Writer
I don't have any great first job tales: I've never worked on a tramp steamer or in a coal mine or anything like that. I think the inspiration for my writing came largely from my father and the joy that life in books represented to me.
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Townsend Harris
American Businessman
If I write in my name to the agents of England and France residing in Asia and inform them that Japan is ready to make a commercial treaty with their countries, the number of steamers will be reduced from fifty to two or three.
Quote examples
Bayard Taylor
American Journalist
There is a degree of confidence exhibited towards strangers in Sweden, especially in hotels, at post-stations, and on board the inland steamers, which tells well for the general honesty of the people.
Quote examples
Isabella Bird
English Explorer
The Tigris in parts is wonderfully tortuous, and at one great bend, 'The Devil's Elbow,' a man on foot can walk the distance in less than an hour which takes the steamer four hours to accomplish.
Quote examples
Joyce DiDonato
American Musician
I'm a mezzo-soprano, so the whole diva thing... I'm not the kind of performer who puts on a persona off-stage as well, and the days of arriving with steamer trunks and hat boxes are over.
Quote examples
Rita Ora
British Musician
A steamer is like an inhaler, so you can inhale this oil or frankincense or eucalyptus. Before I go onstage, I spend half an hour taking in that steam, and it saves my life!
Quote examples
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
American Actor
I always bring my Jiffy Esteam steamer to get the wrinkles out of our clothes. It's powerful enough to press a suit.
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