steamer : Idioms & Phrases

• (Naut.), a narrow platform across the deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects the paddle boxes.

Webster 1913

• noun a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels
  paddle-wheeler.
  

WordNet

• a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels, in distinction from a screw propeller.

Webster 1913

• a locomotive engine adapted to running on common roads.

Webster 1913

• a steamship propelled by a screw.

Webster 1913

• noun a steam-powered automobile
  

WordNet

• noun a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
  long-neck clam; steamer; soft-shell clam.
  
• noun an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
  long-neck clam; steamer; soft-shell clam; Mya arenaria.
  

WordNet

• (Zoöl.), 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.

Webster 1913

• noun a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
  tramp.
  

WordNet

• a steam vessel propelled by two screws, one on either side of the plane of the keel.

Webster 1913