steamship
Paddle-wheel ocean crosser
A steamship is a large vessel powered by steam engines, the dominant form of ocean travel from the mid-19th century until diesel and turbine engines took over in the 20th century.
The word evokes an era of transatlantic crossings, immigration waves, and maritime grandeur: My great-grandparents came to America on a steamship.
Rotating blades for propulsion
- boilerWater-heating vessel
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
- stokerFurnace fuel feeder
engine room · smokestack · funnel · piston · turbine · horsepower · knots · wake
Outer covering or frame
- deckShip's flat surface
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- portDocking place for ships
starboard · bridge · wheelhouse · keel · rudder · anchor · cargo hold · galley
Large scheduled passenger vessel
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- RMS TitanicFamously sunk ocean liner
- CunardHistoric steamship line
- White Star LineHistoric British shipping firm
clipper · ironclad · monitor · dreadnought · battleship · frigate · corvette · gunboat
Segment of text
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- embarkationBeginning a voyage
- disembarkationLeaving a vehicle formally
port of call · itinerary · seasickness · quarantine · manifest · steerage · first class · promenade deck
paddle wheel
Rotating blades for propulsion
stoker · engine room · smokestack · funnel · piston · turbine · horsepower · knots · wake · condensation
hull
Outer covering or frame
port · starboard · bridge · wheelhouse · keel · rudder · anchor · cargo hold · galley · mast
ocean liner
Large scheduled passenger vessel
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- RMS TitanicFamously sunk ocean liner
- CunardHistoric steamship line
White Star Line · clipper · ironclad · monitor · dreadnought · battleship · frigate · corvette · gunboat · merchant marine
passage
Segment of text
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- embarkationBeginning a voyage
disembarkation · port of call · itinerary · seasickness · quarantine · manifest · steerage · first class · promenade deck · captain
- steam vehiclesriverboat
- steamshipspaddleboat, paddlewheel, side-wheeler, sidewheeler, stern-wheeler
- Victorian tourismseaside resort, spa town, Bath, Brighton, Blackpool
- boatsboat, canoe, kayak, yacht, ferry
- maritimeboat, boats, anchors, sailor, harbor
- travel termsnonstop, direct, airline, one-way, round-trip
steamshipsailing ship
Wind-propelled ocean vessel
sailboat · clipper ship · windjammer · tall ship · schooner
steamshipsailing ship
Wind-propelled ocean vessel
galleon · trireme · aircraft carrier · container ship · clipper ship