steam ship

  • 1steam|ship — «STEEM SHIHP», noun. a ship moved by steam. Abbr: SS (no periods) …

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  • 2steam ship — ship driven by steam power …

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  • 3Steam Ship Sudan — Le Sudan à Assouan Le Steam Ship Sudan (SS Sudan) est un bateau à vapeur qui propose des croisières sur le Nil depuis sa construction à la fin du XIXe siècle. Il a été racheté par le tour opérateur Voyageurs du Monde en 2000 et accueille… …

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  • 4Steam ship Élise — The Élise was the first steam ship to cross the English Channel.She was bought in England 1816 by Pierre Andriel as Margery , and renamed Élise . Andriel intended to accomplish a spectacular crossing of the Channel to convince public opinion that …

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  • 5steam·ship — /ˈstiːmˌʃıp/ noun, pl ships [count] : a ship that is powered by steam …

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  • 6West Cornwall Steam Ship Company — The West Cornwall Steam Ship Company was established in 1870 to operate ferry services between Penzance, Cornwall, and the Isles of Scilly.HistoryThe company was formed on 5 February 1870, principally by the shareholders in the West Cornwall… …

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  • 7ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …

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  • 8Ship prefix — A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship. Prefixes for civilian vessels may either identify the type of propulsion, such as SS for steamship, or purpose, such as RV… …

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  • 9Steam engine — A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/564472/steam engine steam engine Britannica Online Encyclopedia ] ] Steam engines have a long history,… …

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  • 10Steam brig — A steam brig is a two masted sailing ship with auxiliary steam power. The advantage was supposed to be that the ship could sail up wind when it was convenient, and additionally, it could use the steam power to move relative to the wind to obtain… …

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