Definition of Tramp steamer

1. Noun. A commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule.

Exact synonyms: Tramp
Generic synonyms: Steamer, Steamship

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

trammellers
trammelling
trammels
tramming
tramontana
tramontane
tramontanes
tramp
tramp's spurge
tramp chair
tramp data
tramp down
tramp iron
tramp stamp
tramp stamps
tramp steamer
tramp steamers
tramped
tramper
trampers
trampet
trampets
trampette
trampettes
trampier
trampiest
tramping
trampings
trampish
trample

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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