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steamship

/ˈstimˌʃɪp/ noun B2
  1. A ship or vessel propelled by steam power.

Plural steamships

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Our months of partnership had not been so uneventful as he had stated, for I find, on looking over my notes, that this period includes the case of the papers of ex-President Murillo, and also the shocking affair of the Dutch steamship Friesland, which so nearly cost us both our lives.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 34 · C1
They are both from the Guion Steamship Company, and refer to the sailing of their boats from Liverpool.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 31 · B2

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