steamboat
noun
steam·boat ˈstēm-ˌbōt 
: a boat driven by steam power
specifically : a shallow-draft vessel used on inland waterways
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Seaman’s manslaughter was enshrined after steamboat disasters killed hundreds of people in fires and boiler explosions. 
Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2022 The steamboat known as the North Alabama sank in 1870, heading to the bottom of the Missouri River near Goat Island, between Nebraska and South Dakota. Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022 In fact, a fellow named Nicholas Roosevelt (yes, an ancestor of Teddy’s) introduced the steamboat to the Mississippi in 1811. Gerald Eskenazi, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Also surging: hotels that recall the glory days of the great estates that once lined the riverbanks—though the guests are more likely to arrive by Tesla than steamboat. Valerie Stivers And Hank Zona, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 One upcoming mission will explore a sunken steamboat in Lake Titicaca on the border of Peru and Bolivia. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 30 July 2022 The dress was revealed before the ceremony as the couple and their wedding party traveled the two hours from Stockholm city to the island of Grinda on a 150-year-old steamboat with wooden interiors. Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, 20 July 2022 From a 15,000-mile ocean race by steamboat to money woes to striking it rich, our two adventurers rarely have a dull moment. Sarah Schutte, National Review, 27 Mar. 2022 The ship's copper bell, smelted from 250 silver dollars to produce a pure tone, once graced another steamboat, the S.S. J.D. Ayers. Tyler O'neil, Fox News, 4 May 2022 See More
Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2022 The steamboat known as the North Alabama sank in 1870, heading to the bottom of the Missouri River near Goat Island, between Nebraska and South Dakota. Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022 In fact, a fellow named Nicholas Roosevelt (yes, an ancestor of Teddy’s) introduced the steamboat to the Mississippi in 1811. Gerald Eskenazi, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Also surging: hotels that recall the glory days of the great estates that once lined the riverbanks—though the guests are more likely to arrive by Tesla than steamboat. Valerie Stivers And Hank Zona, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 One upcoming mission will explore a sunken steamboat in Lake Titicaca on the border of Peru and Bolivia. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 30 July 2022 The dress was revealed before the ceremony as the couple and their wedding party traveled the two hours from Stockholm city to the island of Grinda on a 150-year-old steamboat with wooden interiors. Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, 20 July 2022 From a 15,000-mile ocean race by steamboat to money woes to striking it rich, our two adventurers rarely have a dull moment. Sarah Schutte, National Review, 27 Mar. 2022 The ship's copper bell, smelted from 250 silver dollars to produce a pure tone, once graced another steamboat, the S.S. J.D. Ayers. Tyler O'neil, Fox News, 4 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1785, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing steamboat
Kids Definition
steamboat
noun
steam·boat ˈstēm-ˌbōt
: a boat powered by steam