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The Titanic was a luxury steamship that sank on April 15, 1912, off the coast of Newfoundland after sideswiping an iceberg during its maiden voyage.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2025
Way back in 1880, Thomas Edison used one of his electric dynamos, which generated direct current, to power the lighting on the steamship SS Columbia.
—Chun-Lien Su, IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2019
The twentieth-century struggle for African independence began in Paris salons hosted by the daughters of elite blacks, then travelled by telegram and steamship.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
Infected rats likely brought the disease from steamships to the shore.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2025
Way back in 1880, Thomas Edison used one of his electric dynamos, which generated direct current, to power the lighting on the steamship SS Columbia.
—Chun-Lien Su, IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2019
The twentieth-century struggle for African independence began in Paris salons hosted by the daughters of elite blacks, then travelled by telegram and steamship.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
Infected rats likely brought the disease from steamships to the shore.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Steamship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamship. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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steamship
noun
steam·ship
ˈstēm-ˌship 
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