name · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈstimˌboʊt/
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UK:/ˈstiːmˌbəʊt/
rhymes with -iːmbəʊt
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1
name
Meaning 1
Ellipsis of Steamboat Springs: a city, the county seat of Routt County, Colorado, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A neighborhood of Steamboat Springs, Washoe, Nevada, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A boat or vessel propelled by steam power.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: steamer, steamship
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Hot pot (Chinese dish).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A metal pan, sometimes divided into sections or having a central flue, for heating this kind of hot pot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Malaysia, Singapore, countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To travel by steamboat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 7
a boat propelled by a steam engine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: boat
Narrower terms: showboat
History
Etymology
Ellipsis of Steamboat Springs.
Compound of steam + boat.
Across languages
Translations
80 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
vapor
— vessel powered by steam
Arabic:
بَاخِرَة
(bāḵira)
— vessel powered by steam
Arabic:
سَفِينَة بُخَارِيَّة
(safīna buḵāriyya)
— vessel powered by steam
Armenian:
շոգենավ
(šogenav)
— vessel powered by steam
Azerbaijani:
buxar gəmisi
— vessel powered by steam
Azerbaijani:
paroxod
— vessel powered by steam
Basque:
lurrunontzi
— vessel powered by steam
Belarusian:
парахо́д
(paraxód)
— vessel powered by steam
Bengali:
স্টিমার
(sṭimar)
— vessel powered by steam
Bulgarian:
парахо́д
(parahód)
— vessel powered by steam
Chinese Mandarin:
汽船
(qìchuán)
— vessel powered by steam
Chinese Mandarin:
輪船 /轮船
(lúnchuán)
— vessel powered by steam
Chuvash:
пӑрахут
(părah̬ut)
— vessel powered by steam
Czech:
parník
— vessel powered by steam
Danish:
dampskib
— vessel powered by steam
Danish:
damper
— vessel powered by steam
Dutch:
stoomboot
— vessel powered by steam
Esperanto:
vaporŝipo
— vessel powered by steam
Estonian:
aurik
— vessel powered by steam
Finnish:
höyryalus
— vessel powered by steam
French:
bateau à vapeur
— vessel powered by steam
Georgian:
პარახოდი
(ṗaraxodi)
— vessel powered by steam
German:
Dampfschiff
— vessel powered by steam
German:
Dampfer
— vessel powered by steam
Greek:
ατμόπλοιο
(atmóploio)
— vessel powered by steam
Hindi:
स्टीमर
(sṭīmar)
— vessel powered by steam
Hungarian:
gőzhajó
— vessel powered by steam
Hungarian:
gőzös
— vessel powered by steam
Icelandic:
gufuskip
— vessel powered by steam
Ido:
vapornavo
— vessel powered by steam
Indonesian:
kapal uap
— vessel powered by steam
Ingrian:
parahoda
— vessel powered by steam
Irish:
stíméar
— vessel powered by steam
Irish:
stíomar
— vessel powered by steam
Italian:
nave a vapore
— vessel powered by steam
Italian:
piroscafo
— vessel powered by steam
Japanese:
蒸気船
(jōkisen)
— vessel powered by steam
Japanese:
汽船
(kisen)
— vessel powered by steam
Kazakh:
пароход
(paroxod)
— vessel powered by steam
Korean:
기선
(giseon)
— vessel powered by steam
Korean:
증기선
(jeunggiseon)
— vessel powered by steam
Kyrgyz:
пароход
(parohod)
— vessel powered by steam
Latin:
nāvis vapōrāria
— vessel powered by steam
Latvian:
tvaikonis
— vessel powered by steam
Lithuanian:
garlaivis
— vessel powered by steam
Low German:
Damper
— vessel powered by steam
Macedonian:
параброд
(parabrod)
— vessel powered by steam
Macedonian:
параход
(parahod)
— vessel powered by steam
Norwegian Bokmål:
dampbåt
— vessel powered by steam
Norwegian Bokmål:
dampskip
— vessel powered by steam
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dampbåt
— vessel powered by steam
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dampskip
— vessel powered by steam
