steamship
/ˈstimˌʃɪp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Steamship arrivals, however, are less predictable and the best arrangements of shipping companies and the railway operating department may be upset by weather and tide."
- "The shipwreck is the earliest examples yet found of a propeller-driven steamship on the Great Lakes."
- "India’s half-hour zone dates back to colonial rule of India and the era when ever-faster steamships and trains were shrinking the world."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈstimˌʃɪp/
Inflected Forms
Phrases
steamship round