'Steamer' definitions:
Definition of 'steamer'
From: WordNet
noun
A clam that is usually steamed in the shell [syn: soft- shell clam, steamer, steamer clam, long-neck clam]
noun
A cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
noun
A ship powered by one or more steam engines [syn: steamer, steamship]
noun
An edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe [syn: soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam, long-neck clam, Mya arenaria]
verb
Travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific" [syn: steamer, steam]
Definition of 'Steamer'
From: GCIDE
- Steamer \Steam"er\ (-[~e]r), n.
- 1. A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A steam fire engine. See under Steam. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A road locomotive for use on common roads, as in agricultural operations. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing, in cookery, and in various processes of manufacture. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Zool.) The steamer duck. [1913 Webster]
- Steamer duck (Zool.), 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'steamer'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blue point,
- clam,
- coquillage,
- crab,
- crawdad,
- crawfish,
- crayfish,
- Dungeness crab,
- Japanese crab,
- langouste,
- limpet,
- littleneck clam,
- lobster,
- mussel,
- oyster,
- periwinkle,
- prawn,
- quahog,
- scallop,
- shellfish,
- shrimp,
- snail,
- soft-shell crab,
- steamboat,
- steamship,
- whelk