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Steamship

Noun CEFR B2
ˈstimˌʃɪp

Definitions

A ship or vessel propelled by steam power.

Equivalents

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Examples

“Steamship arrivals, however, are less predictable and the best arrangements of shipping companies and the railway operating department may be upset⟳ by weather and tide.”
“The shipwreck is the earliest examples yet found of a propeller-driven steamship on the Great Lakes.”
“India’s half-hour zone dates back to colonial rule⟳ of India and the era when ever-faster steamships and trains were shrinking the world.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Steamships steamsona steamtable steamtug steamway Steamy

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