steamship

Example Sentences

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Indeed, history is filled with examples of this, from the medieval Black Death hitchhiking along the Silk Road to the “Russian flu” pandemic of the late 19th century that was accelerated by trains and steamships.

From Salon

The growing effects of the Great Depression left many countries unable to afford the long, slow steamship trip to South America.

From Los Angeles Times

And for the first time in history, enormous steamships regularly crossing the world’s oceans outnumbered vessels propelled by sail.

From Literature

He celebrated the wave of innovations that had enriched human existence—railroads, steamships, telegraphs, telephones, electric lights, anesthetics, antiseptics.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Britannic was the third of the White Star Line company's Olympic class of steamships, along with the RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic.

From BBC