steamship

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
17
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈstimˌʃɪp/

Definition of steamship

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A ship or vessel propelled by steam power.
    “Steamship arrivals, however, are less predictable and the best arrangements of shipping companies and the railway operating department may be upset by weather and tide.”
    “The shipwreck is the earliest examples yet found of a propeller-driven steamship on the Great Lakes.”
    “India’s half-hour zone dates back to colonial rule of India and the era when ever-faster steamships and trains were shrinking the world.”

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Etymology

From steam + ship.

Words you can make from steamship

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9-letter words

1 word

8-letter words

7 words

7-letter words

22 words

6-letter words

49 words

5-letter words

116 words

4-letter words

4 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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