steamer

steam·er  (stmr)

n.

1. One that steams.

2. A steamship.

3. A vehicle, machine, or engine driven by steam.

4. A container in which something is steamed.

5. See soft-shell clam.

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steamer [ˈstiːmə]

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a boat or ship driven by steam engines

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Also called steam box an apparatus for steaming wooden beams and planks to make them pliable for shipbuilding

3. (Cookery) a vessel used to cook food by steam

4. (Team Sports, other than specified) Austral slang a clash of sporting teams characterized by rough play

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	steamer - a clam that is usually steamed in the shell long-neck clam, soft-shell clam, steamer clam Mya arenaria, soft-shell clam, long-neck clam, steamer clam, steamer - an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe clam - flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
	2.	steamer - a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it cooking utensil, cookware - a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking
	3.	steamer - a ship powered by one or more steam engines steamship paddle steamer, paddle-wheeler - a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight steam engine - external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder tramp steamer, tramp - a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
	4.	steamer - an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe Mya arenaria, soft-shell clam, steamer clam, long-neck clam clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness genus Mya, Mya - type genus of the family Myacidae long-neck clam, soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam - a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
Verb	1.	steamer - travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific" steam navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

Translations

steamer [ˈstiːməʳ] N

1. (Culin) → olla f de estofar

2. (Naut) → vapor m, buque m de vapor

steamer [ˈstiːmə^r] n

(= boat) → bateau m à vapeur, vapeur m

(for cooking) → cuiseur m à vapeur
steam iron n → fer m à repasser à vapeur

steamer

n (= ship) → Dampfer m; (Cook) → Dampf(koch)topf m

steamer [ˈstiːməʳ] n (steamship) → nave f a vapore, piroscafo (Culin) → pentola per cottura a vapore

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steamer [ˈstiːməʳ] n (steamship) → nave f a vapore, piroscafo (Culin) → pentola per cottura a vapore