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steamer |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Steamer \Steam"er\, n. 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. (Zo["o]l.) The steamer duck. {Steamer duck} (Zo["o]l.), 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: steamer n 1: usually steamed in the shell [syn: {soft-shell clam}, {steamer clam}, {long-neck clam}] 2: a ship powered by one or more steam engines [syn: {steamship}] 3: an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe [syn: {soft-shell clam}, {steamer clam}, {long-neck clam}, {Mya arenaria}]
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