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- [steem-boht]
- /ˈstimˌboʊt/
- /ˈstiːm.bəʊt/
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- [steem-boht]
- /ˈstimˌboʊt/
Definitions of steamboat word
- noun steamboat a steam-driven vessel, especially a small one or one used on inland waters. 1
- noun steamboat boat powered by steam 1
- countable noun steamboat A steamboat is a boat or ship that has an engine powered by steam. 0
- noun steamboat a boat powered by a steam-engine 0
- noun steamboat a steamship, esp. a relatively small one for use on inland waterways 0
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Origin of steamboat
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1775-85; steam + boat
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Parts of speech for Steamboat
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preposition
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steamboat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
steamboat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for steamboat
noun steamboat
- bateau — a light flat-bottomed boat used on rivers in Canada and the northern US
- bateaux — Also, batteau. Nautical. Chiefly Canadian and Southern U.S.. a small, flat-bottomed rowboat used on rivers. a half-decked, sloop-rigged boat used for fishing on Chesapeake Bay; skipjack. (in some regions) a scow.
- boat — A boat is something in which people can travel across water.
- dory — a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- gondola — a long, narrow, flat-bottomed boat having a tall, ornamental stem and stern and sometimes a small cabin for passengers, rowed or poled by a single person who stands at the stern, facing forward: used especially on the canals of Venice, Italy.
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