noun
steamboat
STEEM-boht
Steamboat (noun) means a boat powered by a steam engine. Example: “Tourists took a ride on the old steamboat down the river.”
noun
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A boat powered by a steam engine.
"Tourists took a ride on the old steamboat down the river."
How to use steamboat
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA boat propelled by steam power, common on rivers in the 19th century.
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Word forms
- Plural
- steamboats
- Third person singular
- steamboats
- Past tense
- steamboated
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Tourists took a ride on the old _____ down the river.
Etymology
A compound of steam + boat.
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Rhymes for steamboat
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What does “steamboat” mean?
The word “steamboat” means a boat powered by a steam engine. In plain terms, a boat propelled by steam power, common on rivers in the 19th century.
How do you pronounce “steamboat”?
“Steamboat” is pronounced STEEM-boht (/ˈstimˌboʊt/ in IPA).
How do you use “steamboat” in a sentence?
Here is “steamboat” used in a sentence: “Tourists took a ride on the old steamboat down the river.”
What part of speech is “steamboat”?
“Steamboat” is a noun.
