Thesaurus: steamer

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1. n. A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat.
2. n. A steam fire engine. See under Steam.
3. n. A road locomotive for use on common roads, as in agricultural operations.
4. n. A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing, in cookery, and in various processes of manufacture.
5. n. The steamer duck.
6. n. a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
7. n. a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
8. n. a ship powered by one or more steam engines
9. n. an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
10. v. travel by means of steam power
11. 1. A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat. 2. A steam fire engine. See under Steam. 3. A road locomotive for use on common roads, as in agricultural operations. 4. A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing, in cookery, and in various processes of manufacture. 5. (Zoöl.) The steamer duck. Steamer duck (Zoöl.), a sea duck (Tachyeres cinereus), native of Patagonia and Terra del Fuego, which swims and dives with great agility, but which, when full grown, is incapable of flight, owing to its very small wings. Called also loggerhead, race horse, and side wheel duck.
12. The steamer duck. Steamer duck (Zoöl.), a sea duck (Tachyerescinereus), native of Patagonia and Terra del Fuego, which swims anddives with great agility, but which, when full grown, is incapable offlight, owing to its very small wings. Called also loggerhead, racehorse, and side wheel duck.