steamboat
noun
steam·boat
ˈstēm-ˌbōt 
: a boat driven by steam power
specifically
: a shallow-draft vessel used on inland waterways
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Learn about the floods, the drownings, the steamboats, the ferries and the bridges that make Shakopee the place to live.
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
There was a time when intrepid travelers aboard small paddle-wheel steamboats set sail from Palatka on the St. Johns River and rode the Ocklawaha River all the way to Silver Springs.
—William McQuilkin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Over the next 30 years, the steamboat captain, born the son of Irish immigrants in New York, built a ranching empire still known today for its beef cattle and quarter horses.
—Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
His steamboats, some of which were abandoned war ships from World War I, acted as a transportation system for goods and Black people who wanted to travel between the Caribbean, Central America and Africa.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
There was a time when intrepid travelers aboard small paddle-wheel steamboats set sail from Palatka on the St. Johns River and rode the Ocklawaha River all the way to Silver Springs.
—William McQuilkin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Over the next 30 years, the steamboat captain, born the son of Irish immigrants in New York, built a ranching empire still known today for its beef cattle and quarter horses.
—Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
His steamboats, some of which were abandoned war ships from World War I, acted as a transportation system for goods and Black people who wanted to travel between the Caribbean, Central America and Africa.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for steamboat
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“Steamboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamboat. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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steamboat
noun
steam·boat
ˈstēm-ˌbōt
: a boat driven by steam
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