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steamboat gothic
a florid architectural style suggesting the gingerbread-decorated construction of river boats of the Victorian period. -
fitch
John, 1743–98, U.S. inventor: pioneer in development of the steamboat. -
fulton
Robert, 1765–1815, U.S. engineer and inventor: builder of the first profitable steamboat. -
outlier
something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands: The small factory was an outlier, and unproductive, so the corporation sold it off to private owners who were able to make it profitable. -
side-wheel
having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat. -
smokestack
Also called stack. a pipe for the escape of the smoke or gases of combustion, as on a steamboat, locomotive, or building.