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stee mer

  • n  a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
  • n  a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
  • n  a ship powered by one or more steam engines
  • n  an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
  • v  travel by means of steam power

  • The City of Rome is a coastwise steamer and she plies northward from Savannah to New York and Boston.
  • In a steamer trunk no more than a few feet from the bed where Einhorn slept, homicide detective Michael Chitwood found the mummified body of his girlfriend.
  • A stormy crossing from England on a small steamer had upset his stomach.
News & Articles

  • Trashy TV should be at least good trash
    While watching "Mistresses," ABC's new Monday night sheet-steamer about a quartet of women living and lusting on the edge of whatever, my mind...
    June 10, 2013 - Everett Herald
Quotes

  • Karyn Paluzzano in StreetCorner
    Penrith is a great example of a Sydney precinct with a unique energy and street life,Ms Paluzzano said. "It has a diverse range of tourism experiences, from a paddle steamer trip on the Nepean River to its vibrant arts and Indigenous...
  • Rian Johnson in MovieWeb
    They're travelling around on steamer ships and hopping around the globe and it's got that kind of old-school, screwball feel to it,Johnson said.
  • Mark Twain in International Herald Tribune
    A good part of Honolulu turned out to welcome the steamer,Twain wrote. "It was Sunday morning, and about church time, and we steamed through the narrow channel to the music of six different church bells, which sent their mellow tones far...

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