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Steamer   /stˈimər/   Listen
Steamer

noun
1.
A clam that is usually steamed in the shell.  Synonyms: long-neck clam, soft-shell clam, steamer clam.
2.
A cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it.
3.
A ship powered by one or more steam engines.  Synonym: steamship.
4.
An edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe.  Synonyms: long-neck clam, Mya arenaria, soft-shell clam, steamer clam.
verb
1.
Travel by means of steam power.  Synonym: steam.



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"Steamer" Quotes from Famous Books



... that there were a dozen ships sailing the next week, but nothing came of it, for the Prince resolutely declared he would be obliged to take the first available steamer. ...
— The Prince of Graustark • George Barr McCutcheon
... suddenly interrupted Rob, "we've been talking about the fur trade on the river a hundred years ago. I understand the fur posts were supplied by steamboats, at the height of the fur trade, anyhow. Now, how long did it take a steamer in those days to make the run, say, from St. Louis to the mouth of ...
— The Young Alaskans on the Missouri • Emerson Hough
... had rung. Those who were going ashore had taken their departure. Crowds of human beings clustered on the pier-head, and at the large doorways of the warehouse which stood open on the steamer wharf. As the big ship slowly backed out there was a fluttering of handkerchiefs from the mass on the pier, and an answering flutter from those who crowded along the bulwarks of the steamer. The tug slowly pulled the prow of the vessel ...
— A Woman Intervenes • Robert Barr
... August, 1844, being the morning fixed for the departure of our expedition against the Sakarran pirates, the Phlegethon steamer weighed at 8 o'clock, and proceeded down the river to await at the mouth the collection of our force. Among those who accompanied us from Sarawak was the Pangeran Budrudeen, the intelligent brother of the rajah already noticed. This was a great and ...
— The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido - For the Suppression of Piracy • Henry Keppel
... to get nearer. When they fell back eight rioters were dead and others wounded. Then Mr. Horton formed the two hundred passengers in order and marched them off to a lighter, and put them aboard the steamer. About half this number wanted to go on to San Francisco, but had lost all their money and baggage. Mr. Ralston and Mr. Horton helped many to pay their passage, but not one person was ever heard ...
— A Truthful Woman in Southern California • Kate Sanborn


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