Steamship — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a ship powered by one or more steam engines

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈiːmʃɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈiːmʃɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈiːmʃɪp/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈiːmʃɪp/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

steamer

Word Forms

steam	verb	travel by means of steam power
steamer	verb	travel by means of steam power

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dampfer

ein Schiff, das von einer oder mehreren Dampfmaschinen angetrieben wird

🇫🇷French

navire à vapeur

un navire propulsé par une ou plusieurs machines à vapeur

🇪🇸Spanish

buque de vapor

Un barco propulsado por una o más máquinas de vapor.

🇮🇹Italian

nave a vapore

una nave alimentata da uno o più motori a vapore

🇳🇱Dutch

stoomschip

een schip dat wordt aangedreven door een of meer stoommachines

🇵🇹Portuguese

navio a vapor

um navio movido por uma ou mais máquinas a vapor

🇷🇺Russian

пароход

корабль с одной или несколькими паровыми двигателями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्टीमर

एक या अधिक भाप इंजनों द्वारा संचालित जहाज

🇧🇩Bengali

স্টিমশিপ

এক বা একাধিক বাষ্প ইঞ্জিন দ্বারা চালিত একটি জাহাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

நீராவி கப்பல்

ஒன்று அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட நீராவி இயந்திரங்களால் இயக்கப்படும் கப்பல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవిరి నౌక

ఒకటి లేదా అంతకంటే ఎక్కువ ఆవిరి యంత్రాలతో నడిచే ఓడ

🇮🇳Marathi

स्टीमशिप

एक किंवा अधिक स्टीम इंजिनद्वारे समर्थित जहाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટીમશિપ

એક અથવા વધુ સ્ટીમ એન્જિન દ્વારા સંચાલિત વહાણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಗಿ ಹಡಗು

ಒಂದು ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಉಗಿ ಇಂಜಿನ್‌ಗಳಿಂದ ನಡೆಸಲ್ಪಡುವ ಹಡಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആവിക്കപ്പൽ

ഒന്നോ അതിലധികമോ ആവി എഞ്ചിനുകളാൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കപ്പൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਫ

ਇੱਕ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਭਾਫ਼ ਇੰਜਣਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੰਚਾਲਿਤ ਇੱਕ ਜਹਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

سٹیم شپ

ایک یا زیادہ بھاپ کے انجنوں سے چلنے والا جہاز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轮船

由一台或多台蒸汽机提供动力的船舶

🇯🇵Japanese

汽船

1 つまたは複数の蒸気エンジンを搭載した船

🇰🇷Korean

기선

하나 이상의 증기 기관으로 구동되는 선박

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tàu hơi nước

một con tàu chạy bằng một hoặc nhiều động cơ hơi nước

🇹🇭Thai

เรือกลไฟ

เรือที่ขับเคลื่อนด้วยเครื่องยนต์ไอน้ำตั้งแต่หนึ่งเครื่องขึ้นไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

kapal uap

sebuah kapal yang ditenagai oleh satu atau lebih mesin uap

🇵🇭Filipino

bapor

isang barko na pinapagana ng isa o higit pang steam engine

🇲🇾Malay

kapal wap

kapal yang dikuasakan oleh satu atau lebih enjin wap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

باخرة

سفينة تعمل بمحرك بخاري واحد أو أكثر

🇮🇷Persian

کشتی بخار

یک کشتی با یک یا چند موتور بخار کار می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

vapur

bir veya daha fazla buhar makinesiyle çalışan bir gemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֳנִיַת קִיטוֹר

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The primary meaning of 'steamship' is 'a ship powered by one or more steam engines'.

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Using 'steamship' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'steamship' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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