Steamer - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈstiːmər|  American pronunciation of the word steamer
Brit.  |ˈstiːmə|  British pronunciation of the word steamer

noun

- a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
- a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
- a ship powered by one or more steam engines (syn: steamship)
- an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe

verb

- travel by means of steam power (syn: steam)

Extra examples

We rode a steamer down the Mississippi.

The steamer passed Dardanelles.

This steamer calls at Havre.

The steamer calls at several ports along the way.

The boat came into collision with a steamer.

The steamer, which had canted over, lay in a very dangerous position.

Then the big steamer throbbed its way out of the harbour.

Word forms

noun
singular: steamer
plural: steamers
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