Synonyms of steamship

steamship

noun

as in steamer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steamer
• barge
• freighter
• ferryboat
• warship
• tanker
• merchantman
• man-of-war
• lightship
• cutter
• watercraft
• superliner
• collier
• liner
• ship
• transport
• containership
• trader
• flagship
• cruiser
• coaster
• merchant ship
• corvette
• supertanker
• aircraft carrier
• tramp
• argosy
• motor ship
• ironclad
• boat
• icebreaker
• man-o'-war
• destroyer
• keel
• packet
• barque
• schooner
• vessel
• yacht
• brigantine
• sailboat
• brig
• caravel
• square-rigger
• clipper
• bark
• ketch
• windjammer
• tall ship
• junk
• xebec

Examples of steamship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then a friend who worked in advertising suggested the less generic and more regionally pleasing Old Bay, the nickname for a steamship operated by the Baltimore Steam Packet Company, which ran regularly between Baltimore and Norfolk, Virginia, carrying passengers and mail. —Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024

The effect of technology grew more pronounced with the Industrial Revolution, which led to the creation of machine guns, steamships, and radios. —Mark A. Milley, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2024

The discovery of the Muir came just weeks after the 1886 wreck of the steamship Milwaukee was found more than 350 below the surface in Lake Michigan. —CBS News, 24 July 2024

Located along the southern Detroit River, the island saw nearly 800,000 visitors annually, ferried over by passenger steamships the Ste. Claire and SS Columbia. —Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024