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steamboat

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steam·boat  (stmbt)
n.
A steamship, especially one used on rivers and other inland waterways.
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Noun1.steamboatsteamboat - a boat propelled by a steam engine  
boat - a small vessel for travel on water
showboat - a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
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It was about two o'clock when my brother, having paid their fares at the gangway, found himself safely aboard the steamboat with his charges.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
No doubt it was in further elaboration of this aphorism that the little steamboat that sailed every other day from Yellowsands to the beckoning shores of France was called "the Mayflower.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
The fog seemed to break away as though split by a wedge, and the bow of a steamboat emerged, trailing fog-wreaths on either side like seaweed on the snout of Leviathan.
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