Definition of steamer

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Steamer (n.) A steam fire engine. See under Steam.

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Proveditor :: Proveditor (n.) One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another..
Hypothesis :: Hypothesis (n.) A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a conclusion or inference for proof of the point in question; something not proved, but assumed for the purpose of argument, or to account for a fact or an occurrence; as, the hypothesis that head winds detain an overdue steamer..
Steamer :: Steamer (n.) A steam fire engine. See under Steam.
Hail :: Hail (v. i.) To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from; as, the steamer hails from New York..
Propeller :: Propeller (n.) A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
Wash :: Wash (n.) The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc..
Screw :: Screw (n.) A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a screw steamer; a propeller.
Outgoing :: Outgoing (a.) Going out; departing; as, the outgoing administration; an outgoing steamer..
Towboat :: Towboat (n.) A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.
Steamer :: Steamer (n.) A road locomotive for use on common roads, as in agricultural operations..
Steaminess :: Steamer (n.) The steamer duck.
Ply :: Ply (v. i.) To act, go, or work diligently and steadily; especially, to do something by repeated actions; to go back and forth; as, a steamer plies between certain ports..
Due :: Due (a.) Appointed or required to arrive at a given time; as, the steamer was due yesterday..
Stern-wheeler :: Stern-wheel (a.) Having a paddle wheel at the stern; as, a stern-wheel steamer..
Side-wheel :: Side-wheel (a.) Having a paddle wheel on each side; -- said of steam vessels; as, a side-wheel steamer..
Signalize :: Signalize (a.) To indicate the existence, presence, or fact of, by a signal; as, to signalize the arrival of a steamer..
Steamboating :: Steamboat (n.) A boat or vessel propelled by steam power; -- generally used of river or coasting craft, as distinguished from ocean steamers..
Coal :: Coal (v. i.) To take in coal; as, the steamer coaled at Southampton..
Steamer :: Steamer (n.) A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat.
Steamer :: Steamer (n.) A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing, in cookery, and in various processes of manufacture..
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