steamboat
n. countable B1 Intermediate US //ˈstimˌboʊt// UK //stˈiːmbəʊt// steam·boat
n. a large boat or ship that moves using steam power. These were very common in the 1800s for carrying people and goods along rivers.
n. a vessel propelled by a steam engine, typically used for river transport during the nineteenth century.
The steamboat traveled slowly down the wide river.
During the mid-1800s, the steamboat was the primary method for transporting cotton and passengers along the Mississippi River.
The introduction of the steamboat revolutionized inland commerce by allowing vessels to travel against the current, a feat previously impossible for wind-dependent or human-powered craft.
Compound of steam + boat.