What does steamboat mean?
Steamboat means A boat or vessel propelled by steam power..
Steamboat
/ˈstimˌboʊt/ · noun
Meaning
A boat or vessel propelled by steam power..
Definitions by Sense
- A boat or vessel propelled by steam power.
- (uncountable, Singapore, Malaysia) Hot pot (Chinese dish).
- (countable, Singapore, Malaysia) A metal pan, sometimes divided into sections or having a central flue, for heating this kind of hot pot.
- To travel by steamboat.
Example Sentences
By and by the steamboat intruded. Then for fifteen or twenty years, these men continued to run their keelboats down-stream, and the steamers did all of the upstream business, the keelboatmen selling their boats in New Orleans, and returning home as deck passengers in the steamers.
Synonyms for steamboat
Antonyms for steamboat
Related Words
Word Forms
- steamboats
- steam-boat
- steam boat
- steamboating
- steamboated
Usage Notes
Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.
Practice and Learn More
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for steamboat?
Common synonyms include steamer, steamship.
What is the opposite of steamboat?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use steamboat in a sentence?
By and by the steamboat intruded. Then for fifteen or twenty years, these men continued to run their keelboats down-stream, and the steamers did all of the upstream business, the keelboatmen selling their boats in New Orleans, and returning home as deck passengers in the steamers.
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.