Steamship
noun
A large boat that moves by the power of steam engine.
During the 19th century, the steamship revolutionized transatlantic trade and travel.
Often appears as...
- transatlantic steamship
- steamship line
noun
A large boat that moves by the power of steam engine.
During the 19th century, the steamship revolutionized transatlantic trade and travel.
Often appears as...
- transatlantic steamship
- steamship line
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Pro Tip 1/3Historical significance
Understand that steamships are a key part of industrial history, reflecting progress in transportation.
The steamship is an emblem of the Industrial Revolution.
Pro Tip 2/3Technological context
Recognize that steamships are now mostly historical, as they've been replaced by more advanced ships.
Museums preserve steamships to tell the story of maritime evolution.
Pro Tip 3/3Travel and trade
Steamships played a vital role in accelerating global trade and travel routes, significantly shrinking the world.
Steamships once cut down the time of ocean crossings from weeks to days.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical significance
Understand that steamships are a key part of industrial history, reflecting progress in transportation.
The steamship is an emblem of the Industrial Revolution.
Pro Tip 2/3Technological context
Recognize that steamships are now mostly historical, as they've been replaced by more advanced ships.
Museums preserve steamships to tell the story of maritime evolution.
Pro Tip 3/3Travel and trade
Steamships played a vital role in accelerating global trade and travel routes, significantly shrinking the world.
Steamships once cut down the time of ocean crossings from weeks to days.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical significance
Understand that steamships are a key part of industrial history, reflecting progress in transportation.
The steamship is an emblem of the Industrial Revolution.
Pro Tip 2/3Technological context
Recognize that steamships are now mostly historical, as they've been replaced by more advanced ships.
Museums preserve steamships to tell the story of maritime evolution.
Pro Tip 3/3Travel and trade
Steamships played a vital role in accelerating global trade and travel routes, significantly shrinking the world.
Steamships once cut down the time of ocean crossings from weeks to days.
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Video examples
Actually, the world...
railroad the steamship and the Telegraph were integrating East Africa perfectly with the rest of the world now clearly David Livingstone was a little bit ahead of his time but it does
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Museum an old steamship that used to bring goods to ports all around the Great Lakes expecially Cleveland
Video examples
Actually, the world...
railroad the steamship and the Telegraph were integrating East Africa perfectly with the rest of the world now clearly David Livingstone was a little bit ahead of his time but it does
Video examples
OH Finalist PIPE National...
Museum an old steamship that used to bring goods to ports all around the Great Lakes expecially Cleveland
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Quote examples
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese Leader
At thirteen, I accompanied my mother to the Hawaiian Islands. There, for the first time, I saw the wonder of a steamship and the vastness of the ocean. From that time on, I was eager to acquire the knowledge of the West and to fathom the mysteries of nature.
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Erik Larson
American Author
In 1900, 45 steamship lines served Galveston. Twenty-six foreign governments had consulates there. The storm damaged its reputation as a safe place for substantial investment by railroads then seeking to dominate various trans-continental routes.
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Fergus Henderson
English Chef
I think Isambard Kingdom Brunel would be a good chap to have supper with. Anyone who builds a railway and then builds a steamship when he gets to Bristol and can't go any further must be a good chap.
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Walter Chrysler
American Inventor
Every new development, highway, railroad, steamship line, building operation, whether it be a drainage project in old Greece or a new water system in Peru, means an added use of the automobile.
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Sun Yat-sen
Chinese Leader
At thirteen, I accompanied my mother to the Hawaiian Islands. There, for the first time, I saw the wonder of a steamship and the vastness of the ocean. From that time on, I was eager to acquire the knowledge of the West and to fathom the mysteries of nature.
Quote examples
Erik Larson
American Author
In 1900, 45 steamship lines served Galveston. Twenty-six foreign governments had consulates there. The storm damaged its reputation as a safe place for substantial investment by railroads then seeking to dominate various trans-continental routes.
Quote examples
Fergus Henderson
English Chef
I think Isambard Kingdom Brunel would be a good chap to have supper with. Anyone who builds a railway and then builds a steamship when he gets to Bristol and can't go any further must be a good chap.
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Walter Chrysler
American Inventor
Every new development, highway, railroad, steamship line, building operation, whether it be a drainage project in old Greece or a new water system in Peru, means an added use of the automobile.
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