noun
- a boat or ship powered by steam engines
Usage: historical
Examples
- The old steamboat chugged slowly down the Mississippi River.
- Mark Twain worked as a pilot on a steamboat before becoming a writer.
- Tourists enjoyed the dinner cruise aboard the restored steamboat.
- The steamboat’s paddle wheel churned through the muddy water.
- In the 1800s, steamboats were the primary means of river transportation.
- The captain blew the steamboat’s whistle as they approached the dock.