Definition of Steamers. Meaning of Steamers. Synonyms of Steamers

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Definition of Steamers

Steamer
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.

Meaning of Steamers from wikipedia

- Look up steamer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Steamer may refer to: Steamboat, smaller, insular boat on lakes and rivers Steamship, ocean-faring...
- steamers are also known as Rocket Steamers because at that time these paddle steamers were the fastest water vessel. Now there are 4 paddle steamers on...
- Bamboo steamers, called zhēnglóng (蒸笼; 蒸籠) in Chinese, originated in the Han dynasty in Canton area. The most famous kind of bamboo steamers are used...
- of cooking is called steaming. Food steamers have been used for centuries. The ancient Chinese used pottery steamers to cook food. Archaeological excavations...
- po****r with holidaymakers. By 1900 there were over three hundred Clyde steamers operating, and the industry was still in full swing by the early 1960s...
- are usually less powerful than their vertical valet steamers counterparts. Most handheld steamers can be used by first filling the water tank, turning...
- through the planned 1975 season. An unrelated "Shreveport Steamer", also known as the plural "Steamers", pla**** in the American Football ****ociation from 1979...
- accomplishments. Meadows, M (17 September 2005). "First ascents in The Steamers". The living rock: the origins of climbing in Australia. Retrieved 3 February...
- prefix designations of "PS" for paddle steamer or "SS" for **** steamer (using a propeller or ****). As paddle steamers became less common, "SS" is incorrectly...
- The steamer ducks are a genus (Tachyeres) of ducks in the family Anatidae. All of the four species occur at the southern cone of South America in Chile...