steamboat

[ steem-boht ]

/ ˈstimˌboʊt /

a steam-driven vessel, especially a small one or one used on inland waters.

Origin of steamboat

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; steam + boat

Meanwhile, almost exactly 30 years after the trial, the judge left his home to board a steamboat and was never heard from again.

New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion |Nina Strochlic |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
It is the omphalos, this city that straddles two steamboat rivers at the continental crossroads.

Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History |Katie Baker |October 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Then bed down in the seaside town of Mystic, Connecticut, with views of the wharf from your private room at the Steamboat Inn.

The U.S. Road Trips You Should Really Take |Lonely Planet |April 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Steamboat Springs sits north of the many ski areas along the I-70 corridor, on the western face of the Rockies.

Olympians Dish on Their Favorite Spots to Ski & Snowboard |The Daily Beast |October 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Season: Late November through mid-April Lift Tickets: A day ticket at Steamboat runs $99; multi-day tickets are available.

Olympians Dish on Their Favorite Spots to Ski & Snowboard |The Daily Beast |October 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Jim said we could take deck passage on a steamboat now, and the money would last us as far as we wanted to go in the free states.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |Mark Twain
Presently the signal-bells rang, the steamboat backed away and swung into midstream; he was really going at last.

Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete |Albert Bigelow Paine
For this service the elder Gentry paid him eight dollars a month and his passage home on a steamboat.

A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln |John G. Nicolay
And I didn't do badly either, since I managed not to sink that steamboat on my first trip.

Heart of Darkness |Joseph Conrad
Arrangements were also made to have the river patrolled in skiffs, and the steamboat "Edna" was secured to aid in this service.

Homestead |Arthur G. Burgoyne

steamboat

/ (ˈstiːmˌbəʊt) /