steamboat

steamboat — noun

1. A boat whose engine heats water to create steam, which turns a wheel or propelle

1.名詞B2
釋義

A boat whose engine heats water to create steam, which turns a wheel or propeller and moves the boat forward, used on American rivers during the 1800s to carry people and goods.

例句

The old steamboat carried passengers and goods along the Mississippi River every week.

collocation: carry passengers / goods along [river]

Takeshi found a photograph of a steamboat with two tall smokestacks in his grandfather's album.

同義詞
  • steamship

    Usually larger than a steamboat and built for ocean travel rather than rivers.

  • paddle steamer

    A specific type of steamboat with large paddle wheels on the sides or at the back.

  • steamer

    Informal short form; can refer to the same vessel but also means a device for steaming food.

用法筆記

Often used with a river name as a modifier, such as 'Mississippi steamboat' or 'Ohio River steamboat.'

常見錯誤

❌We took a steamboat from Taipei to Kaohsiung.
✅We took a steamboat from New Orleans up the Mississippi River.
💡Steamboats are historical vessels associated with 19th-century rivers, especially in the U.S., not modern transport.