noun
steamboat
STEEM-boht
noun
1
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.
Word Forms
steamboated past tense, steamboats plural, steamboats singular
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Etymology
A compound of steam + boat.