noun
- plural of steamship; ships powered by steam engines
Usage: historical
Examples
- The steamships revolutionized ocean travel in the 19th century.
- Passengers crossed the Atlantic on luxurious steamships.
- The harbor was filled with steamships loading cargo.
- Early steamships burned coal to power their engines.
- Many steamships were converted to diesel power after World War II.
- The museum displays models of famous steamships from the 1800s.