Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
steamer
IPA transcription: [st'imɚ]
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
steamer, steam
Meaning:
travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"
Usage examples
You can drive, you know, or you can go by the little steamer."
From Panderma I started to cross to Thrace in a coasting steamer.
The arrival of the steamer at Fort Garry (Winnipeg) was celebrated with great rejoicing.
The British steamer Horace experienced the effect of the explosion when farther from land.
"So you say, consul," asked he for the twentieth time, "that this steamer is never behind time?"
The turbine-engine will be the main factor in working the approaching revolution in mail steamer construction.
I had my supper before leaving the steamer, so I had only to make a campfire, spread my blanket, and lie down.
When the steamer was off Flamborough Head the boilers commenced to leak, and the ship's fires were extinguished.
After the rice has browned a little, add the two together, turn into a rice boiler or steamer and cook until rice is tender.
A great sea-going steamer is a little world in itself, and gives one a glimpse of all sorts and conditions of people and characters.