steamship

«steamship» in Mova's school dictionary: A large ship driven by a steam engine, which burns coal… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a steamship, steamships)

meaning for a pupil

A large ship driven by a steam engine, which burns coal or oil to boil water and make steam. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons steamships replaced sailing ships, making sea journeys faster and more reliable and helping people emigrate to America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The Titanic was a steamship. Phrases: «a steamship company», «travel by steamship».

examples

• The family sailed to Australia on a steamship. tree →
• Steamships did not need wind to move. tree →
• The Titanic was a huge steamship. tree →
• Smoke poured from the steamship's funnels. tree →
• A steamship could cross the ocean faster than a sailing ship. tree →
• The museum has a model of an old steamship. tree →
• If a steamship travels 20 km each hour, it covers 120 km in 6 hours. tree →
• It was his opinion that he had really made as great a journey as if he had travelled in a steamship, a railway carriage, or a post-chaise. tree →

note

One word: «steamship». Also called a «steamer». Shortened in names as «SS» (for steamship), as in «SS Great Britain». In maths travel problems, distance = speed × time.

Trees and pragmatics

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