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Definition of Tramp steamer
1. Noun. A commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule.
Definition of Tramp steamer
1. Noun. (nautical) a commercial steamship that has no regular schedule or published ports of call ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tramp Steamer
Literary usage of Tramp steamer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1901)
"The water-tube boiler is still in the future, so far as the tramp steamer is
concerned, and it will take a good deal of successful application before it ..."
2. Around the World with a King by William N. Armstrong (1904)
"... with the Governor — Saluted by Forts and Warships — Official Announcement in
English and Chinese — A tramp steamer Direct to Siam — Colonel Mosby, ..."
3. Foreign trade and shipping by Erich Walter Zimmermann, W. C. Clark (1917)
"Construction of tramp steamer.—First of all, the tramp steamer is a comparatively
... Speed being a secondary consideration with the tramp steamer, ..."
4. The Boys' and Girls' Readers by Emma Miller Bolenius (1919)
"8. Find pictures of dogs and talk about the merits of the different kinds.
Tell about your pet dog. WITH A tramp steamer ON THE AMAZON OSWALD KENDALL ..."
5. San Francisco's Ocean Trade, Past and Future: A Story of the Deep Water by Benjamin Cooper Wright (1911)
"tramp steamer Service. While all departments of business are served in the main
by those especially fitted for the same, ..."
6. The Boys' and Girls' Readers: Teachers' Manual of Silent and Oral Reading by Emma Miller Bolenius (1919)
"The Tree Three pupils WITH A tramp steamer ON THE AMAZON (PAGE 201) Oswald Kendall
An outline of the contents of a selection. The .following outline reveals ..."
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